2 November 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Old Vicarage, Lonan Church Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7jx
The proposal seeks permission for a single-storey building providing a hydrotherapy pool and covered barbecue area, already erected without permission, within the grounds of The Old Vicarage, a detached two-storey dwelling with large grounds, outbuildings, and mature boundary planting.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 3, which restricts development outside zoned areas unless meeting specific exceptions, noting it falls into none but evaluating visual impact i…
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except for specified exceptions like agricultural housing or conversions. Proposal does not qualify under exceptions, so officer assessed impacts on property and countryside instead of refusing outright.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology from adverse development unless overriding national need. Site is countryside; proposal accepted as no adverse effects demonstrated.
Environment Policy 2
Protects character of Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value unless no harm to landscape quality or location essential. Officer tested visual impact, finding single-storey buildings screened and blending with surroundings, complying with criterion (a).
Ancillary residential use only
The hydrotherapy pool and building hereby permitted shall not be used at any time other than for purposes ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling known as The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Lonan. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of clarity as the proposal has been assessed as residential use only.
Do not oppose with condition/comment. No highway issues for domestic hydrotherapy pool unless used commercially; condition recommended to restrict use.
Highways Division (DOI) do not oppose the retrospective erection of a hydrotherapy pool and covered barbecue area subject to a condition restricting use to non-commercial purposes.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; There will be no highway issues unless the pool is used for commercial purposes therefore a condition should be added to any approval restricting the use.; DNOC on 05/08/16
Conditions requested: condition should be added to any approval restricting the use to non-commercial purposes
