Planning Officer · 2009–2015
Laura Davy served as a planning officer who handled 1,424 planning applications over a 7-year career (2009–2015). Their most active parishes were Douglas (316), Peel (154), Onchan (104). Of 1,398 decided applications, 1,272 (91%) were approved and 126 (9%) refused. A further 23 were withdrawn before decision. They specialised primarily in alteration, extension, outbuilding applications. Their busiest year was 2011 with 294 decisions.
1,399
Decisions
1,253
Approved
123
Refused
89.6%
Approval Rate
Appeal against approval for demolition of existing steel frame barn, removal of hard standing, reinstatement of area with grass and grass reinforcement mesh
Appeal against refusal for an application for approval in principle for residential development
Appeal against refusal for conversion of redundant farm building into tourist accommodation
Appeal against refusal for approval in principle for erection of a dwelling
Appeal against refusal for erection of boundary fence between North Lodge and 14 Hollin Lane (retrospective)
Permission was granted to replace a garage door with a window and add a rear extension to a detached bungalow at 9 Laureston Grove, Douglas.
Permission was granted to convert a ground-floor travel agency at 31 Parliament Street, Ramsey into a bakery, subject to two conditions.
Permission was granted to install two replacement windows to the rear elevation of a mid-terrace house in a Conservation Area in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to remove the rear conservatory at 1 Close Corlett, Peel, and install bi-folding doors in its place.
Permission was granted to replace the glazed roof of a rear conservatory with a new pitched tiled roof at 5 Greeba Avenue, Glen Vine, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted for a sun room extension to the front of a bungalow at 1 Close Cubbon, Peel, with the impact on the street scene found to be acceptable.
Permission was granted for window alterations and the addition of French doors with a Juliet balcony to the rear of a terraced dwelling on High Street, Port St Mary, within a proposed Conservation Area.
Permission was granted in February 2015 for the installation of decking in the rear garden of a residential property in Ramsey, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to remove a roof ventilator from Marown Church Hall, Crosby, with the key consideration being the impact on the building's character and appearance.
Permission was granted for a two storey rear extension and new patio at Cliftonville, Fistard, Port St Mary, following assessment of its impact on the street scene and neighbouring properties.
Permission was granted to install a window in place of an existing garage door and make door alterations at a property in Port Erin, as an amendment to a previously approved garage conversion.
Permission was granted in February 2015 for a horse riding arena with lighting columns at a farm site in Kirk Michael, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted for a first floor extension and a replacement summer house at Belvelly, Belmont Hill, Douglas, following a delegated decision in February 2015.
Permission was granted to convert a long-vacant ground floor shop and flat into a single residential dwelling at The Chocolate Box, 1 Douglas Street, Peel.
Outline planning permission was granted for a new agricultural farm holding at Glen Moar, Grenaby, after a proposed dwelling was removed from the application during the process.
Registered Building Consent to replace rear windows at Derby House, Castletown with uPVC units was refused because the proposal would harm the character of the registered building and Conservation Area, and the materials would not match the originals.
Permission was refused to install uPVC replacement windows to the rear of Derby House, a listed building in Castletown's Conservation Area, because the proposal would harm the character of the building and the area and the materials would not match the originals.
Permission was granted to replace the polycarbonate conservatory roof at 18 Sprucewood Rise, Foxdale with lightweight roof tiles, subject to one condition.
Permission was granted to remove the chimney stack from a detached bungalow at 18 Cannan Avenue, Kirk Michael, subject to one condition.