Erection of a dwelling

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Proposed new dwelling on undeveloped land on Glen Road, Laxey
• ✓Site located within a Conservation Area, flanked by Stream Cottage and Marguerite Cottages
• ✓New house would be much higher than adjacent properties and dominate the streetscene
• ✓Height and massing judged harmful to the character of the Conservation Area
• ✓scale
• ✓character
• ✓heritage
• ✓new house will be much higher and will dominate the adjacent properties
• ✓proposed dwelling, due to its height and massing, will dominate the streetscene and the adjacent Marguerite Cottages and be detrimental to the Conservation Area

Permission was sought to erect a new dwelling on an undeveloped plot on the south-western side of Glen Road, Laxey, situated between Stream Cottage to the north-west and Marguerite Cottages to the south-east. The site lies within a Conservation Area. The application was refused on 20 March 2007. Officers found that the proposed house would be considerably taller than the neighbouring properties and would dominate both the streetscene and the adjacent Marguerite Cottages. The formal reason for refusal was that the dwelling's height and massing would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area in which the site is situated.

The application was refused because the proposed dwelling's height and massing would dominate the streetscene and the neighbouring Marguerite Cottages, causing harm to the Conservation Area in which the site sits. The official portal decision is recorded as Refused on 2007-03-20.

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