Planning Officer · 2011–2016
Melissa Mcknight served as a planning officer who handled 1,036 planning applications over a 6-year career (2011–2016). Their most active parishes were Douglas (276), Onchan (86), Peel (81). Of 1,020 decided applications, 928 (91%) were approved and 92 (9%) refused. A further 16 were withdrawn before decision. They specialised primarily in alteration, extension, outbuilding applications. Their busiest year was 2015 with 312 decisions.
1,047
Decisions
927
Approved
103
Refused
88.5%
Approval Rate
Erection of a detached garage with rear garden room
Appeal against refusal for alterations and extensions to dwelling
Appeal A. By the Applicant against a condition of approval and B. By an Interested Party against approval for erection of a detached storage building
Permission was granted to replace a glazed conservatory roof with lightweight roof tiles at a semi-detached house in Onchan, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to replace the glazed conservatory roof at 31 Wybourn Drive, Onchan, with a lightweight tiled roof, subject to one condition.
Permission was granted for the temporary use of Ballafletcher Sports Ground as a campsite during TT Practice and Race Weeks, with the committee approving the application on 2 February 2016.
Permission was granted for alterations and extensions to a dwelling and a new detached garage at Monks Walk, Ballasalla, with the committee permitting the application on 2 February 2016.
Temporary use of rugby pitch and facilities as a camp site for TT Practice and Race Weeks
Permission was granted for a detached garage at Wood Lea, Gordon, Peel, after the proposal was found to have no harmful visual or highway safety impact.
Permission was granted to replace the glazed roof of a rear conservatory with roof tiles at a detached house in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted for alterations, a rear extension, and a handrail to the existing roof terrace at 3 Ballaquane Road, Peel, with the key considerations being impact on neighbouring amenity and the appearance of the dwelling.
Permission was granted, partly retrospectively, for air handling units, a transformer, and condensers at a data centre on an industrial estate in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted for a replacement shop window at a barber shop on Brunswick Road, Douglas, within a Conservation Area.
Permission was granted for illuminated and non-illuminated signage at a vehicle dealership site within Isle of Man Business Park, Braddan.
Permission was granted for alterations to Union Mills Memorial Hall, including a new front porch, rear canopy, and rear doorway.
Permission was granted for illuminated signage at RL360 House, Isle of Man Business Park, Douglas, with one condition attached.
Permission was granted for the installation of a flue at 12 Orchid Close, Douglas, with the visual impact on the street scene found to be acceptable.
Permission was granted for a two-storey side extension and a single-storey rear extension at 27 Creggans Avenue, Peel, approved by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture in January 2016.
Permission was granted to install replacement windows and a rear door at a mid-terraced house in the Castletown Conservation Area, with the officer satisfied the works would not harm the character of the area.
Permission was granted for alterations, an extension, and rendering works to a detached dwelling at 10 Close Quane, Peel, following assessment of its impact on a neighbouring property and the local street scene.
A retrospective application to change the use of the Old Dairy on Spring Gardens, Douglas, from a dairy to a sandwich preparation and distribution unit was approved by committee in January 2016, despite an officer recommendation to refuse.
Permission was granted in January 2016 for an agricultural building at High Tilt, Kirk Michael, incorporating amendments to an earlier approved scheme.
Permission was granted for a two-storey extension to Braddan Bridge House to create two additional apartments, along with a wheelchair access ramp and gate to Braddan Road.
Permission was granted for alterations and a rear and side extension to a semi-detached house at 4 Thornton Avenue, Douglas.