Approval in principle for the erection of a dwelling

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Site too small to satisfactorily accommodate a dwelling with parking and turning facilities
• ✓Risk of harm to the amenity of the neighbouring property at 16 Ballakneale Avenue
• ✓Development would not fit comfortably into the streetscene
• ✓Overlooking from a first-floor window of the adjacent two-storey dwelling to the north
• ✓Site has an 8-metre frontage and 19-metre depth, currently forming the garden of number 16
• ✓amenity
• ✓parking
• ✓character
• ✓overlooking

This application sought approval in principle for the erection of a new dwelling on a piece of land between 16 and 17 Ballakneale Avenue, Port Erin. The site, which currently forms the garden of number 16 and contains some trees and shrubs, has an 8-metre frontage to Ballakneale Avenue and a depth of 19 metres. The application was refused by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated authority on 6 August 2007. The officer also recommended refusal. The decision turned on the site's limited size. It was not shown that the plot could accommodate a new dwelling together with adequate parking and vehicular turning space without causing harm to the amenity of the neighbouring property at 16 Ballakneale Avenue or sitting comfortably within the streetscene.

The application was refused because it was not demonstrated that the site is large enough to accommodate a new dwelling along with the necessary parking and turning space without harming the amenity of the neighbouring property at 16 Ballakneale Avenue or fitting comfortably into the streetscene. The site has an 8-metre frontage and a depth of 19 metres, and a two-storey dwelling to the north has a first-floor window directly overlooking the plot.

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