Approval in principle for the erection of a four-bedroom bungalow and hardstand for garage/car port addressing siting, drainage and means of access

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The principle of development, namely the erection of a dwelling on a greenfield site in the countryside, represents an unsustainable form of development that is contrary to the Island's spatial strategy, whilst further resulting in a form of development which would pose a detriment impact upon the character and appearance of its isolated rural location. The proposals are therefore contrary to Spatial Policy 5, Strategic Policy 4, General Policies 2 and 3, Housing Policy 4 and Environment Policy 1 of the Strategic Plan (2016).
• ✗In the absence of sufficient information demonstrating otherwise, the proposals have the potential to result in a detrimental impact upon protected species and the site's biodiversity credentials, contrary to Environment Policy 4 of the Strategic Plan (2016).
• ✗In the absence of sufficient information demonstrating otherwise, the proposals have the potential to result in a detrimental impact upon highway safety, whilst not providing sufficient information with respect to drainage and ensuring there would be no surface water run-off onto the highway. Likewise, the proposals further have the potential to impact upon critical drainage infrastructure passing through the site. The proposals are therefore contrary to Transport Policy 4 and Infrastructure Policy 4 of the Strategic Plan (2016).