Erection of a replacement dwelling

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Replacement of an existing dwelling on a large site at Breeze Hill, Laxey
• ✓Design of the new dwelling assessed against its setting
• ✓Impact on trees, including sycamores noted to be in varying states of health
• ✓Effect on public amenity considered as part of the assessment
• ✓Existing dwelling close to site boundary and shadowed by trees
• ✓Decision made under delegated authority
• ✓design
• ✓trees
• ✓amenity
• ✓parking
• ✓access
• ✓design of the dwelling
• ✓impact on trees
• ✓impact on public amenity
• ✓vehicular access arrangements and car parking provision

Permission was granted for the erection of a replacement dwelling at St Nicholas Field, Breeze Hill, Laxey. The application was decided by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated powers, with the decision issued on 27 July 2007. The officer's assessment focused on four main issues: the design of the proposed dwelling, its impact on trees within and around the site, effects on public amenity, and vehicular access and parking arrangements. The existing dwelling was noted to sit close to the site boundary and to be relatively shadowed by existing trees, while the overall site is described as large. The application was approved subject to seven conditions. There is a planning history associated with the site, including three earlier references.

The application was approved by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated authority. The key planning issues considered were the design of the replacement dwelling, its impact on trees on and around the site, and its effect on public amenity. The existing dwelling sits close to the site boundary and is largely shadowed by trees, and the replacement was found acceptable in this context.

Policies Assessed (8)

Conditions (7)

1. 1

   Condition 1

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

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to drawing no.s K110/P/10-01, K110/P/10-02, K110/P/10-03 and K110/P/12-01 date stamped the 19th April 2007.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   Within one month of the occupation of the new dwelling the existing dwelling must be demolished and removed from site in its entirety.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   Prior to its demolition a bat survey of the existing dwelling must be undertaken in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Dependant on the outcome of that survey, measures must be put in place to minimise the impact of demolition on bats.

5. 5

   Condition 5

   The proposed development must be connected to the main foul sewer.

6. 6

   Condition 6

   There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewer.

7. 7

   Condition 7

   The accommodation created above the attached garage must only be used as accommodation ancillary to that of the existing dwelling. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be conferred by this approval for the use of the new accommodation as a separate dwelling.

Planning History (3)

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