Planning Officer · 2008–2023
Jennifer Chance served as a planning officer who handled 119 planning applications over a 16-year career (2008–2023). Their most active parishes were Douglas (34), Braddan (17), Peel (10). Of 113 decided applications, 80 (71%) were approved and 33 (29%) refused. A further 2 were withdrawn before decision. They specialised primarily in alteration, new_build, extension applications. Their busiest year was 2018 with 26 decisions.
106
Decisions
71
Approved
33
Refused
67%
Approval Rate
Permission was granted for a new Cancer Information and Support Centre with parking at Nobles Hospital, Isle of Man, approved in September 2023.
Appeal against the refusal for redevelopment of disused hotel site with new hotel and leisure facilities and 40 residential apartments, with associated highway and drainage works
Permission was granted for alterations and extensions to a detached house at 28 Belgravia Road, Onchan, to provide additional living and garage space, following a re-submission with design amendments.
An application to redevelop the disused Golf Links Hotel site on the Langness peninsula with a new hotel, leisure facilities, and 40 residential apartments was refused in December 2021.
Appeal against the approval of application for the de-registration of the former Farmers Combine Warehouse (19/00293/REGBLD) in accordance with 7(1)(a) of the (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013
Appeal against the refusal for the de-registration of the former Groudle Glen Hotel (19/00287/REGBLD) in accordance with 7(1)(a) of the (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013
Permission was granted by committee for the creation of a borehole at Ballagawne Farm, Ballabeg, Isle of Man.
Retrospective permission was granted by committee for a borehole installed at the cement works at Chadwicks Plant Yard, Stony Mountain Quarry, with environmental impact and visual implications considered as the key planning issues.
Permission was granted for minor changes to an approved scheme at Monks Bridge Cottage, Ballasalla, involving repositioning external steps and relocating a retaining wall.
An application to remove the former Groudle Glen Hotel from the Protected Buildings Register was refused in October 2019, with the building retained on the register due to its architectural and historic interest.
Permission was granted to remove the former Farmers Combine Warehouse at 33 West Quay, Ramsey from the Isle of Man register of protected buildings.
Appeal against the refusal of installation of replacement windows
Appeal against the refusal of the erection of a building to provide two staff residential units and office accommodation with associated landscaping and parking
Permission was refused to replace timber decorative sash windows with uPVC windows at a terraced property in Peel Conservation Area, as the loss of the original windows would harm the character and appearance of the conservation area.
Permission was granted for alterations and extensions to Strathallan House, Onchan, Isle of Man, approved by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture in January 2019.
Permission was granted for street paving and regeneration works at Market Hill, Douglas, forming part of the pedestrianised town centre route.
Permission to install replacement windows and a door to the front of a conservation area property in Douglas was refused because the window design would not match the original frame sections seen on similar properties nearby.
Permission was granted to replace the existing front door canopy with a porch at 10 Ballanawin, Strang, Douglas, with the proposal found acceptable in terms of its effect on the street scene and neighbouring property.
Permission was granted to erect a detached double garage at Rose Hill Lodge, a rural property near Douglas. The garage was judged acceptable because its scale, design, and position would not cause undue harm to the countryside setting.
Consent was granted to remove a greenhouse and shed at a mid-terrace house in the Selborne Drive Conservation Area, Douglas, in connection with associated building works.
Permission was granted to replace the front door and rear window at a mid-terrace property in the Woodborne Road Conservation Area, Douglas.
An application to alter and extend a bungalow at 1 Cooil Veg, Andreas was refused in December 2018 because the proposed extension was considered harmful to the character of the dwelling and street scene, and would have been unduly imposing on a neighbouring property.
Permission was granted to remove a greenhouse and shed and erect a new storage building at a mid-terrace house within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area in Douglas.
Permission was granted for alterations to a large detached rural dwelling at Dreemskerry, including adjustments to window and door openings, installation of solar panels, and a first floor extension. The proposal was approved because the extension would not make the building more visible or harmful to the surrounding countryside.