18 April 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Land At, Westwood, New Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7hs
The proposal involves building a new detached dwelling on a steeply sloping site that currently forms part of the garden of Westwood, an existing house. The design is split-level to follow the natural 12m slope, with integral garage for two cars and shared access from New Road.
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The site is within an area designated as predominantly residential under the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005, and as a resubmission of previously approved PA 12/00658/B, the principle of residential de…
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires residential development only in designated proposed and existing residential areas. The site is within predominantly residential use under Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005, establishing acceptability of the principle.
Policy L/OSNC/PR/6 of The Laxey and Lonan Local Plan 2005
Presumption against tree removal except commercial planting. Previous felling agreed with DEFA; remaining tree has felling licence and loss does not harm amenity to refuse.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with Area Plan zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; no adverse impacts on amenity, highways, parking, landscape, or views. Proposal complies via split-level design, amenity mitigations, parking provision, and Highways acceptance.
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 splays
Prior to the occupation of the dwelling the visibility splays onto New Road must be set out and thereafter maintained in accordance with drawing no.s 02 and 04 date stamped the 22nd February 2016. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
Parking and turning areas
The dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until the parking and turning areas for both the approved dwelling and Westwood have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety.
Obscure glazing
Obscure glazing (Pilkington level 5 or equivalent) shall be installed in the north-western elevation of the first floor bathrooms and bedroom window and shall be maintained as such thereafter. Reason: To preserve the amenities of the occupants of the adjacent dwelling.
Boundary treatment and screen
Prior to the commencement of any works hereby approved a detailed scaled plan is required to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department which shows a 1.5 metre high obscure glazed screen positioned along the north-western edge of the roof terrace above the garage. This plan should also include details of the boundary treatment between the dwelling hereby approved and Westwood. These approved schemes are required to be implemented prior to the occupation of the dwelling and maintained and retained thereafter. Reason: To preserve the amenities of the occupants of the adjacent dwelling.
do not oppose the planning application
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division issued a Do Not Oppose with Condition (DNOC) response for PA 16/00205/B.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; DNOC on 26.2.16; Nothing must be planted or erected within visibility splays which may exceed 1.05 metres in height
Conditions requested: Nothing must be planted or erected within visibility splays which may exceed 1.05 metres in height
