12 October 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Close Chirrym, St. Judes Road, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2es
The site is a non-traditional styled bungalow called Close Chirrym on St Judes Road in Sulby, surrounded by mature trees and neighbouring properties in the countryside. The proposal involves removing the asbestos roof and replacing it with slate tiles and uPVC fascias/soffits, demolishing the existing single-skin garag…
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The proposals were assessed as appropriate extensions to a non-traditional styled property in the countryside, compliant with Housing Policy 16 which permits such additions provided they do not increa…
General Policy 2
Requires consideration of general development factors including design, visual impact, and amenity. Assessed as compliant as proposals respect existing form/scale, cause no detriment to streetscene/landscape due to screening, and no harm to neighbour amenities.
Housing Policy 16
Permits extensions to non-traditional styled properties in countryside if not increasing public realm impact and of appropriate form/design. Proposals met this as additions are proportionate, remove detracting elements, and are invisible from public views due to vegetation.
Environment Policy 1
Protects the countryside. No material impact on landscape character due to site's screening and rear location of dormer.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Artificial bird nests
Prior to the commencement of development hereby permitted, details of artificial bird nests shall be submitted to the Department for approval. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in strict accordance with the approved details. Reason: To provide suitable mitigation for the loss of an existing bird nest.
Approved unanimous.
No Highways interest.
Content following bat survey that no bats present.
DEFA Biodiversity confirms no bat impacts but requests conditions for house martin nest protection; DOI Highways has no interest; Manx National Heritage initially requested bat and bird surveys but later confirmed bat survey acceptability with no further heritage concerns.
Key concern: active house martin nest requiring avoidance and mitigation measures
DEFA Biodiversity
Conditional No ObjectionThe MBG determined that the project will not impact on bats and therefore no mitigation was required.; However, the MBG found an active house martin nest on a downspout on the east side of the property, which could be impacted by the development proposals and therefore avoidance and mitigation measures are required.; Therefore, prior to determination of this application please can the applicants be requested to provide their preferred option so a suitable condition on approval can be secured.
Conditions requested: prior to determination please can the applicants be requested to provide their preferred option so a suitable condition on approval can be secured; provision should be made to enable continued use of the site by nesting house martins; if works scheduled October-April and downspout stays in place, concerns alleviated; if works in nesting season (May-September), either remove downspout prior or block space above it, then re-enable access post-works or provide house martin nest boxes elsewhere
DOI Highways
No Objection23/00798/B - NHI; Highway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 23/00798/B
Manx National Heritage
No ObjectionI have read through the bat survey and am happy that there are no bats present.
Manx National Heritage
The proposed building could provide suitable roosting or maternity habitat for bats. We would therefore ask that a bat survey be undertaken...; from the end of March to the end of August, we would also ask that a visual nesting bird survey be undertaken...
Conditions requested: bat survey be undertaken in order to establish if bats are present in building prior to works commencing; depending on the time of year, from the end of March to the end of August, a visual nesting bird survey be undertaken, also prior to works commencing
