Officer Planning Report Recommendation

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Officer's Report

The Site

The site represents the curtilage of an existing dwelling which is situated on the northern side of Stowell Place, to the north of Arbory Road. The property is a semi-detached house with attached flat roofed annex which was permitted under PA 06/1379.

Planning Status And Relevant Policies

The site lies within an area designated on the Castletown Local Plan as Residential. The site is similarly designated on the draft Castletown Plan of 2001.

Planning History

The following applications have been submitted in respect of this site:

PA 03/1614 - alterations and relocation of back door - permitted - permitted

PA 06/1379 - alterations and erection of a single storey extension - permitted

The Proposal

Proposed here is the replacement of the permitted (but not built) single storey annex with a two storey extension to provide a bedroom as well as the kitchen beneath. The extension will have a pitched roof which is some way -1m - below the height of the main ridge. The extension is to be finished to match the main dwelling.

Assessment

There are to be no windows in the elevation which faces number 7 and this property is already set slightly further back on the site than the application property thus reducing the effective length of the proposed annex to around 3m rather than the full 4.5m.

There are no objections from the occupants of the adjacent property but the extension will close in the outlook from the rear of the property more so than would be the case with the single storey annex approved previously.

I have consulted the next door neighbour who has responded with queries regarding the existing pipework which runs around the rear of the property. The applicant has responded to this by clarifying where the pipework is and how works would be undertaken and this has been passed on to the neighbour who has confirmed that he has no objection to the proposal.

Party Status

The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status.

The occupant of number 7, Stowell Place should be afforded party status as he is directly affected by the proposal.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 29.01.2007

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This permission relates to the alterations and extensions shown in drawing reference 06/104/01 and the location plan both received on 5th December, 2006.

C 3. The external finishes of the extension must match those of the existing building in all respects.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 8/3/07

Signed : M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control