26 September 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Thie Ny Strooan, Hillberry Green, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6de
The site is the curtilage of a detached dwelling in Hillberry Green, Douglas, backing onto the prominent A18 Mountain Road, with a watercourse, mature trees, and a recently built indoor tennis court.
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The key issue was visual amenity in a prominent position visible from the A18 Mountain Road, where the original boundary featured a Manx sod bank with gorse hedgerow and overgrown bushes.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping (b), does not adversely affect landscape/townscape character (c), incorporates topography/landscape features like trees/sod banks (f), and does not harm residential amenity (g). The officer assessed the fence's position behind the sod bank, its limited projection and design, and future hedging/tree planting as acceptable, fully complying with (b) and (f); no harms to (c) or (g) were identified. The site's Predominantly Residential zoning under Douglas Local Plan 1998 was noted as appropriate.
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.
Landscaping scheme
No development shall take place until full details of soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and these works shall be carried out as approved. Details of the soft landscaping works include details of new semi-mature tree planting along the north-eastern roadside boundary of the site. All planting (including the laurel hedgerow seeding), or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.
Fence colour
The railing fence is required to be painted a dark colour. Reason: In the interests of visual amenities of the area.
no objection
no objection
Douglas Borough Council and DOI Highways Division both raised no objections to application 16/00638/B for erection of a boundary fence with associated planting at Thie Ny Strooan, Hillberry Green, Douglas.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposals.; It should be noted that the above comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 11/07/16; Highway Services Comment: Do not oppose
