25 September 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner Sarah Corlett
Land West Of The Herring Houses, Fort Island Road, Derbyhaven, Isle Of Man, IM9 1tz
The proposal involved erecting a two-bedroom, two-storey dwelling with a footprint of 8.3m x 19.5m (149sqm), eaves at 5m, ridge at 7.1m, integrated garage, and new access through an existing 2.4m high stone wall onto a private concrete lane adjacent to the golf course.
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The officer concluded that although the design, principle of development, highway impacts, and effects on neighbouring amenities were acceptable, the proposal represented inappropriate backland develo…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/form/design/landscaping (b), not adversely affect surrounding townscape character (c), not affect amenity of residents or locality character (g), and provide satisfactory amenity standards including access/parking (h). The officer assessed the proposal as failing these due to poor amenity space/outlook, over-development, and visual harm to locality from massing and wall alterations.
Environment Policy 42
Prohibits inappropriate backland development and removal of open/green spaces contributing to visual amenity/sense of place. The officer found the proposal to be inappropriate backland development given site constraints, inadequate occupier amenity, and over-development, directly contrary to the policy.
The proposal satisfies highway requirements allowing Highway Services to raise no opposition. Conditions should be applied to cover the pedestrian and parking areas, including access, sight lines at 2.0m setback, car-parking, retention of a garage, provision of bicycle parking, ECVP and separate waste bin storage. A Grampian style condition for the junction improvement should be provided.
Highway Services raised no opposition with conditions including Grampian-style junction improvement and parking provisions; Malew Parish Commissioners objected due to overdevelopment concerns; The Law Trust registered interest post-refusal.
Key concern: over development of the site
Department of Infrastructure Highway Services
Conditional No ObjectionThe proposed vehicular access is of sufficient size. It is intended to provide a separate pedestrian path. There is adequate visibility in each direction. Sight lines at a 2.0m set back are adequate for a low speed and volume private route.; Accordingly, the proposal satisfies highway requirements allowing Highway Services to raise no opposition.; Recommendation: DNOC
Conditions requested: conditions to cover the pedestrian and parking areas, including access, sight lines at 2.0m setback, car-parking; retention of a garage; provision of bicycle parking; ECVP (electric vehicle charging point); separate waste bin storage; Grampian style condition for the junction improvement to ensure its deliverability
Malew Parish Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners are concerned that the above proposed applications represents over development of the site, in particular as PA 20/00319/B on the adjacent site has yet to be determined. Similar questions are raised for this application in relation to the shared access.
The Law Trust Limited as Trustees of The N. D. Greenwood Trust
No CommentThe Law Trust Limited as Trustees of The N. D. Greenwood Trust own the neighbouring properties, Ballaskeddan Barn, Fort Island Road, Derbyhaven, Isle of Man IM9 1TZ and Ballaskeddan Cottage, Fort Island Road, Derbyhaven, Isle of Man IM9 1TZ both of which properties are overlooked by the proposed property Application 20/00498/B.
