Planning Officer · 2004–2005
Vivien Messenger served as a planning officer who handled 263 planning applications over a 2-year career (2004–2005). Their most active parishes were DOUGLAS (144), Peel (31), Braddan (25). Of 263 decided applications, 224 (85%) were approved and 39 (15%) refused. They specialised primarily in alteration, extension, outbuilding applications. Their busiest year was 2005 with 134 decisions.
263
Decisions
224
Approved
39
Refused
85.2%
Approval Rate
A disabled access ramp along the footpath to the side of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Peel was permitted, with the Planning Committee satisfied it would not harm the Conservation Area or the character of the building.
Permission was granted to extend an agricultural building at Cypress, Ballavitchel Road, Crosby, following confirmation that the site was in active agricultural use.
Permission was granted by the Planning Committee to replace existing sliding sash windows with uPVC casement windows at Anchor House, Cronkbourne, a large building used for offices and light industrial purposes. The glazing pattern would be retained, and the change of opening method was judged acceptable given the building's location.
Retrospective permission was granted for external alterations and a wooden staircase to the rear of a property in the Peel Conservation Area, with a condition that the top floor cannot be used as a self-contained flat.
Permission was granted in August 2005 for alterations and a new rear window at Madison Lodge, Union Mills.
This application sought permission to replace nine windows and both doors at an older detached cottage in Lower Foxdale with uPVC units. The Planning Committee approved the windows and rear door but the formal permitted decision covers the installation of uPVC windows and rear door only.
Permission was granted to convert a disused stable into additional living and study space at a detached house in Cronk Y Voddy, along with a new vehicular access and hardstanding to allow forward entry and exit onto the A3.
Proposal to install four Velux windows, extend the existing garage, reinstate cement panels to the front fascia, and reinstate the end gable window at The Cottage, Dalby. Application was approved on 8 August 2005.
Permission was granted in August 2005 to add a tiled pitched roof over an existing garden room extension at Freshfields, Glen Vine.
Permission was granted in August 2005 for a bedroom extension over an existing garage at a semi-detached house in Peel, Isle of Man.
Retrospective permission was granted by the Planning Committee for a garden shed already built in the rear garden of 12 Close Y Locker, Union Mills.
Planning permission was granted in August 2005 for a new 16-bed hospice and daycare unit at Ballamona Estate, Braddan, replacing an existing hospice that had become too small to meet demand.
Permission was granted for a rear conservatory measuring 2.85m x 3.7m at a detached house in King Orry Road, Glen Vine. The officer was satisfied that privacy concerns could be managed through obscure glazing on the boundary elevation.
Retrospective permission was granted for the removal of the chimney stack at a detached bungalow on Mount Rule Road, Braddan.
Permission was granted in August 2005 for a uPVC conservatory to the rear of a semi-detached house in Foxdale, subject to conditions including obscure glazing along the shared boundary with the neighbouring property.
Permission was granted for extensions and a new garage at a detached modern bungalow in the Peel Conservation Area, with the officer satisfied that the works would not harm the character of the area or neighbouring amenity.
Permission was granted to add a small conservatory to the rear of a detached house at 5 Links Close, Peel. The proposal was approved because it was considered small in scale, in keeping with the house, and would not cause overlooking of neighbouring properties.
The application seeks permission to erect a boundary fence at Land To Rear Of Cronk Gennal, Union Mills, Isle of Man. It was approved (permitted) by the delegated decision process on 28 July 2005.
The application seeks installation of an en-suite to a bedroom and two windows at 31–33 Greeba Avenue, Glen Vine, Isle of Man. The application was approved (permitted) on 2005-07-28.
Permission was granted by the Planning Committee to revise an approved residential site layout near Rheast Lane, Peel, to include one additional dwelling.
Planning permission was granted for two semi-detached houses with parking on a corner yard site adjacent to 17 Circular Road, Peel.
New signage was proposed for the front of Carlton House, 2 Bridge Street, Peel, a building within the Peel Conservation Area. The application was permitted in July 2005.
Permission was granted to replace existing windows with wooden traditional sash windows to the front and wooden casement windows to the rear at a mid-terraced property in the Peel Conservation Area.
The application sought permission to install replacement uPVC sliding sash windows (with sash horns and vertical mullions) to the front and uPVC casement windows to the rear of 9 Circular Road, Peel, in a conservation area. The application was permitted on 27 July 2005.