24 June 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Field 134001, Bride Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 4ad
The site is a thin strip field on the east side of the A10 Bride Road in Lezayre, opposite Balladoole Beg property, within a 30mph zone and an area of High Landscape or Coastal Value. The proposal involves repositioning existing robust Manx stone pillars over 2m high further back into the field to achieve a 5.0m setbac…
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The officer assessed the principle of development and its impact on landscape character and highway safety as the fundamental issues.
General Policy 3
Permits building operations essential for agriculture or forestry outside zoned areas. Officer considered the access improvement essential for field access, justifying it in countryside despite no specific agricultural use detailed.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside from adverse development unless overriding national need and no alternative. Officer found access works acceptable as they do not adversely affect countryside ecology or character.
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance unless no harm to character or essential location. Site is in such an area; officer assessed that field gates are commonplace and proposal in keeping with character.
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.
Visibility splay
There shall be nothing planted, erected or allowed to grow above 1.0 metres in height within the visibility splay. Reason: In the interest of highway safety
no objection subject to condition on visibility splay height restriction
Lezayre Parish Commissioners unanimously refused the application due to lack of information on intended use and coastal erosion risks; DOI Highways Division do not oppose subject to a visibility splay condition.
Key concern: lack of information regarding the intended use for the site and coastal erosion
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
ObjectionRefused Unanimous – the applicant has not provided information regarding the intended use for the site. The strip of land is narrow with coastal erosion.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; DNOC on 31/03/16; Reason: In the interest of highway safety
Conditions requested: There shall be nothing planted, erected or allowed to grow above 1.0 metres in height within the visibility splay.
