29 November 2017 · Planning Committee
Playground, All Saints Park, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7la
The proposal involves installing five pieces of children's playground equipment, a soft play surface, crushed stone/bark paths, and ground works to level plateaus on a sloping, underdeveloped open space parcel within the All Saints Park residential estate.
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The officer assessed the principle of development as acceptable because the site was allocated as public open space under the estate's original approval and Laxey and Lonan Area Plan policy L/RES/PR/1…
General Policy 2
Requires development in line with area plan zoning to respect site surroundings, avoid adverse impacts on amenities, highway safety, character, and provide satisfactory access. Officer assessed proposal as compliant, noting residential open space zoning, low visual/amenity impacts, and conditioned highway measures satisfy criteria (b), (c), (g), (h), (i).
Recreation Policy 4
Requires open space conveniently close to and accessible by foot for developments it serves. Site's location within housing estate with pedestrian links fully meets this for local children.
Policy L/RES/PR/12 - Land adjacent to Ballacannel - Area 17
Local plan policy for Area 17 mandates useful open space parcels for children's play within residential layout. Officer confirmed site designated as such open space from original estate approval, making playground use directly compliant with point 4 of the brief.
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.
Traffic management signs
No construction shall take place until signs have been erected in accordance with a traffic management plan approved in writing by the Department and these signs are required to be erected prior to the operation of the children's play area and retained thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Department. The applicant is recommended to discuss this matter with DOI Highway Services prior to submitting the information. Reason: To ensure that traffic has adequate warning of children going to the playground in the interests of highway safety.
does not oppose subject to condition for warning signs per traffic management plan
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division does not oppose the installation of children's playground equipment subject to a condition requiring warning signs and a traffic management plan for highway safety.
Key concern: visibility restrictions due to layby parking
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionIt is recommended that warning signs to diags 545 & 547.2 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions are erected in advance of the plot at appropriate locations.; Highway Services does not oppose this application subject to the following condition; Reason: To ensure that traffic has adequate warning of children going to the playground in the interests of highway safety.
Conditions requested: No construction shall take place until signs have been erected in accordance with a traffic management plan approved by the Department
