14 July 2020 · Planning Committee
Land To West Of Old School House, Main Road, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2hp
The proposal involves building a single storey detached dwelling with roof accommodation and a rear outrigger on a site previously occupied by the Old School House, which was demolished years ago.
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The officer considered the site is designated for residential development under the Sulby Local Plan, complying with the principle of development on previously developed land per Strategic Policy 1.
Strategic Policy 1
Requires optimising previously developed and under-used land. Officer assessed site as previously developed (former Old School House) and zoned residential, with prior approval in principle (15/00795/A), making principle of dwelling acceptable.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Permits development in villages like Sulby. Site within village settlement boundary per Sulby Local Plan, appropriate scale for local housing needs.
Spatial Policy 4
In villages, development must maintain settlement character and meet local housing needs. Proposal small-scale single dwelling fits Sulby village character without overdevelopment.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protecting setting of Registered Buildings and landscape. Design subordinate to adjacent Registered Buildings (Sulby Old School, St Stephens), using traditional materials; no adverse impact on setting or street scene.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in scale, design, amenities, access, highways. Proposal complies via subordinate form, materials, resolved access/parking, no amenity or highway harm.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Windows and doors approval
No works shall commence until full details of the proposed external windows and doors, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The works shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.
Parking and turning provision
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking and turning areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.
Visibility splays
Prior to any work commencing on site the visibility splays as shown on drawing 1512.5 are required to be provided and thereafter kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1.05m in height, within the applicants ownership, above adjoining carriageway level.
Materials schedule
No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs, cedar cladding and details of the colour and texture of the render, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.
No extensions
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no extension, enlargement or other alteration of the dwelling(s) hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, shall be carried out, without the prior written approval of the Department.
No additional garages or buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no garages or other free standing buildings shall be erected within the curtilage of the dwelling(s) hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department.
No front boundary enclosures
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no fences, gates, walls or other means of enclosure shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of any dwelling house forward of any wall of that dwelling house which fronts onto a highway, without the prior written approval of the Department.
No garden sheds or summerhouses
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no garden sheds or summerhouses shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of the dwelling(s) hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department.
No greenhouses or polytunnels
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no greenhouses or polytunnels shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of the dwelling(s) hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department.
Re-aligned boundary wall details
No development shall commence until details of the "re-aligned boundary wall" giving details on the finish, construction and height of wall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.
Lowered front boundary wall details
No development shall commence until details of the lowered front boundary wall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.
Yellow brick surrounds and gable details
No development shall commence until details which included the inclusion of yellow brick surrounds to the front elevation windows and at eves level detail to front gable end fronting projecting have all been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.
No objection following amended plans; visibility splays, access width, parking compliant; satisfactory for highway safety subject to conditions
Lezayre Parish Commissioners objected unanimously to the application citing land zoning issues, inappropriate design, and inadequate access details. Highways initially objected due to insufficient visibility splays but later issued no objection subject to conditions after revisions.
Key concern: land no longer zoned for development
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
ObjectionRefused Unanimous; The proposed dwelling is too modern, with velux windows in the roof. The front door should be to the front of the property and not on the side.; this is not an existing access and historically, all applications made for this site were to be accessed from a joint access as approved under 94/0787.
Conditions requested: more detailed plan and elevation drawing of access
Highways
ObjectionThe access visibilities in both the horizontal and vertical plane would be significantly below standard.
Highways
Conditional No ObjectionAs drawn now, the proposal raises no significant road safety or highway efficiency issues. Accordingly, Highway Services raises no opposition subject to conditions; Access would require to be surfaced in a consolidated and bound material
Conditions requested: Access, visibility splays to accord with Drawing: 1512.5 hereby approved; Parking and turning to accord with Drawing: 1512.2 hereby approved; Gates to open inwards or slide; Garage retention for stated purpose; Electric vehicle charging point to be provided
