14 June 2018 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Goods Shed, Captains Hill, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7ay
The proposal involves reducing the height of an existing blockwork boundary wall, finished with cladding and render on the roadside, by approximately 1.3m along New Road in central Laxey. The site is within Laxey's Conservation Area and designated as Land for Railway Purposes and Public Transport under the Laxey and Lo…
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The site is within Laxey's Conservation Area, so Environment Policy 35 requires development to preserve or enhance the area's character and protect special features.
Conservation Area Policy 4 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires special attention in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character or appearance per Town and Country Planning Act 1991. The officer referenced it as material but focused assessment on strategic policies; the proposal was found to enhance by improving views to heritage features.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with Area Plans if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not harm townscape character, amenity, highways, etc. The officer concluded full compliance, with the wall reduction respecting the townscape and having no adverse effects on listed criteria like character, highways, or amenity.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character/appearance and protects special features. This was the primary policy; officer assessed the works as enhancing by revealing the blacksmith's building and tram exhibition, avoiding damage to the area or individual buildings.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no highway interest
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application for reduction in height of a boundary wall adjacent to the Goods Shed in Laxey.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 4-6-18
