Construction of a garage with living accommodation over to replace existing flat roofed garage

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓visual impact on surrounding street scene
• ✓impact on surrounding residential amenity
• ✓potential effect on light to neighbouring properties
• ✓potential overlooking of neighbouring properties
• ✓site is the curtilage of a mid-terrace dwelling on Summerhill Road, Onchan
• ✓majority of rear elevation fronted by garages
• ✓amenity
• ✓overlooking
• ✓impact of the use of the proposed development on surrounding residential amenity

Planning permission was sought for the construction of a garage with living accommodation over to replace an existing flat-roofed garage at 114 Summerhill Road, Onchan. The site is described as the curtilage of a mid-terrace dwelling, with the majority of the rear elevation fronted by garages. The officer report identified potential considerations including visual impact on the surrounding street scene and effects on surrounding residential amenity, including potential impact on light and potential overlooking. The Planning Committee’s formal decision was to approve the application. The decision is recorded as permitted, with four conditions.

The Planning Committee decided to approve (permit) the application for a replacement garage with living accommodation over. The decision was made by the Planning Committee and is supported in the packs by consideration of matters such as visual impact and impacts on residential amenity, including light and overlooking. The officer recommendation was also to permit, aligning with the committee’s final decision.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (4)

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 580/001, 580/003 and 580/004 date stamped the 1st February 2008.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   The accommodation created by this approval 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.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   The glass in rooflight serving the shower room must be glazed and maintained thereafter using frosted glass. The level of obscuration used must be no less than level 5 as detailed on the Pilkington's textured glass range or equivalent.

Planning History (2)

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