15 May 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner Sarah Corlett
Ev Charging Point, The Nook, Crossag Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3ee
The proposal involves building a 2.1m wide x 3m long x 2.1m tall green-coloured steel-framed container shed on a small site between The Nook and Riverside Cottage on Crossag Road, Ballasalla, owned by and serving the property Croit ny Kiyt further north which lacks garden and parking space.
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The key issue was whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character and appearance of the Silverdale Conservation Area per Environment Policy 35 and PPS 1/01 CA/2.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and appearance, protecting special features. Officer assessed the shed's visual impact in the streetscene amid traditional dwellings, finding it acceptable due to screening planting, green colour, rear positioning, and the site's existing negligible contribution, preserving overall CA character without significant harm.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Echoes ENV35 by requiring consideration of CA special character in development proposals. Applied alongside ENV35 to confirm the proposal's mitigated impacts would not detriment the area's historic streetscape integrity.
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.
Planting scheme
The planting as shown in the site illustration plan shall be undertaken within the first available planting season and prior to the first coming into use of the shed hereby approved, and the planting shall be retained thereafter. Should the planting die or be removed, similar evergreen species must be replanted. Reason: in the interest of visual amenity.
Use restriction
The shed hereby approved shall be for the storage of domestic items in association with the property known as Croit ny Kiyt only. Reason: In the interest of neighbouring amenity.
Removal if use ceases
Should the use of the shed cease or it no longer be required for its use as per C3 it shall be removed and the ground restored within 12 months of the last day of use. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity.
No objection
do not oppose
Malew Parish Commissioners and DOI Highways Division both have no objection to planning application 20/00185/B for erection of storage shed.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionI can confirm that Malew Parish Commissioners have no objection to the following Planning Applications.; 20/00185/B | Land between The Nook & Riverside Cottage, Crossag Road | Erection of storage shed
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 10 Mar 20; Highway Services Comment made: Do not oppose