19 July 2016 · Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Dreemskerry Farm, Lewaigue Road, Dreemskerry, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 1bf
The proposal at Dreemskerry Farm in rural Ramsey involved relocating part of the existing 120m+ driveway into an adjacent field after the original was damaged by Storm Desmond, with new surfacing in resin-bonded golden pea gravel for a brown finish, matching stone walls, removal of redundant driveway sections reinstate…
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The officer assessed the main issue as the effect on the character and appearance of the rural area within an AHLV under Environment Policy 2, which protects landscape unless no harm or essential.
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance; development acceptable if no harm to character/quality or location essential. Officer assessed visual impact from public highway and distant views (150m), finding proposal similar to existing driveway due to topography, thus no additional harm.
Environment Policy 36
Permits development outside but close to Conservation Area only if no detrimental effect on important views in/out. Assessed against Maughold CA (450m away); proposal's low visibility and similarity to existing features means no harm to views.
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.
Materials matching for new stone walls
The proposed new stone walls, shown on drawing 2016s4084-305 dated 09.06.16, shall reuse the stonework recovered from demolished wall, where possible, and shall, in any case, match the original walls in height, width, coursing, density of stones, and the mortar's colour, texture, composition, lime content and method of pointing and the pointing of the brick dressings shall match the colour, texture, lime content and style of the original brick pointing. Reason: In the interests of the appearance of the development and the surrounding area, particularly views from Maughold Conservation Area.
Remove redundant driveway
The section of the driveway to be removed and returned to grassland shall be done within 2 months of the completion of the new driveway. Reason: The proposal is acceptable only as a replacement driveway and to safeguard the character and appearance of the area.
Boundary fencing
Within 2 months of driveway being completed a 1m high post and rail fence shall be erected along the boundaries of the new section of the driveway. Reason: To control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area and prevent the spread of unauthorised development.
Noted storm damage; requested materials to balance protection and minimal landscape intrusion. Raised no objections to amendments.
no highways implications.
Maughold Parish Commissioners noted flood damage and requested landscape-sensitive materials and mitigation for the extended road; Garff Commissioners raised no objections; DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Key concern: impact of the extended road on the landscape in this rural location
Maughold Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionMembers request that the materials and specification used in the re-landscaping are chosen to balance both the need to protect the property and to ensure the minimum of intrusion into the landscape.; They note the use of a macadam surface and request that options are considered to mitigate against the impact of the extended road on the landscape in this rural location.
Conditions requested: options are considered to mitigate against the impact of the extended road on the landscape
Garff Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commission raised no objections to these amendments.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 8-4-2016
