Planning Officer · 2023–2025
Belinda Fettis is a currently active planning officer who has handled 158 planning applications over a 3-year career (2023–2025). Their most active parishes are Douglas (62), Peel (16), Michael (10). Of 156 decided applications, 142 (91%) were approved and 14 (9%) refused. A further 2 were withdrawn before decision. They specialise primarily in alteration, extension, retrospective applications. Their busiest year was 2024 with 102 decisions.
158
Decisions
142
Approved
14
Refused
89.9%
Approval Rate
Permission was granted to extend the existing dropped kerb between 52 and 54 Victoria Road and remove the boundary wall separating the two properties from the road.
Permission was granted to install replacement windows and a patio door at a Conservation Area cottage in Ballasalla, Isle of Man, after the proposal was found to preserve the character of the area.
Retrospective permission was granted for quarantine stables at Ballakillowey Farm, Colby, following assessment of the development's principle, design, and impact on nearby residents.
Permission was granted to convert the front garden at 18 Bemahague Avenue, Onchan into a driveway, with the proposal found acceptable in terms of its impact on the street scene, highway safety, and neighbours.
Permission was granted to replace the front door and windows at a hair and beauty salon in Kirk Michael, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to replace the second floor front windows at 34 Stanley Road, Peel, with the proposal found to protect and enhance the character of the dwelling and the surrounding Conservation Area.
Permission was granted to replace the existing public toilet unit at Glen Mooar Car Park, Kirk Michael, with a new accessible unit including disability access. The Planning Committee approved the proposal, finding its small scale, position within the existing car park, and use of existing services made it acceptable in countryside and coastal landscape policy terms.
Permission was granted for a single-storey extension to the north-east elevation of a detached house at 32 Ashberry Avenue, Douglas, approved on 7 August 2025.
Permission was granted to replace a uPVC bay window and doors with new windows and cladding at a detached house in Glen Vine, approved on 7 August 2025.
Permission was granted for a single storey rear extension at Magnolia House, 16 Devonshire Crescent, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Permission to install a replacement front door and surround at 19 Victoria Road, Castletown was refused because removing the existing timber frame would harm the character of the terrace and the Conservation Area.
Appeal against the refusal for extensions to east elevation
Permission was granted for replacement windows, doors, and roof tiles including three new roof lights at London House, a four-storey ornate brick building in a Conservation Area in Ramsey.
Permission was refused for a first floor rear balcony at Thumper Cottage, Strang, because it would cause unacceptable harm to the amenity of neighbouring residents through overlooking.
Permission was granted on 21 July 2025 for replacement rear windows and a front door at 40 Glenfaba Road, Peel.
Permission to erect 2m high fencing around a bowling green in Douglas was refused because the application did not provide enough information to show that pedestrian access through the site would be maintained safely.
Retrospective permission was granted for replacement windows and doors at Serenity Suites, 6 Marathon Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to replace the windows and front door at 6 Station Road, Peel, a terraced house within a Conservation Area. The replacement uPVC composite windows and door were judged to preserve the character of the building and the wider Conservation Area.
Retrospective permission was granted for a replacement ground floor front window at 25 Hope Street, Castletown, with the new window found to preserve the character of the Conservation Area.
Permission was granted on 1 July 2025 for a new vehicular access to a field on Kella Road, Sulby, with highway safety, ecology, and countryside impact all considered as part of the decision.
Permission was granted for the installation of illuminated signage at a commercial building on Victoria Road, Douglas, with residential amenity identified as the key planning consideration.
Permission was granted for a new dwelling and attached garage on land west of Merrion Park, Old Castletown Road, near Port Soderick, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted for replacement windows at 33 Albany Road, Douglas, amending a previously approved scheme by reducing the number of openings.
Permission was granted for a single storey extension to add a lower ground floor WC and coat room at 18 Melbourne Street, Douglas.