17 May 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Field 432533 (Formally 2533), Phildraw Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3eg
The application sought renewal of a previous approval in principle for three dwellings, one in each of fields 432533, 432534, and 432535 on Phildraw Road, Ballasalla, a site of 7.5 acres designated Proposed Low Density Housing in Parkland (LDHP) under the 1982 Development Plan.
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The site is designated Proposed Low Density Housing in Parkland (LDHP) under the 1982 Isle of Man Planning Scheme Order, a designation carried forward despite Inspector concerns in the draft Southern …
Low Density Housing Policy
Requires substantial high-quality dwellings each in at least one acre of landscaped grounds acknowledging topography and trees. Officer assessed site as designated LDHP since 1982, suitable for three such dwellings consistent with prior approvals and Phildraw Road character; reserved matters to enforce via conditions per Planning Circular 8/89.
Planning Circular 8/89 - Low Density Housing in Parkland
Mandates individually designed high-quality dwellings in >=1 acre landscaped grounds, tree surveys, and protection. Officer applied via conditions requiring individual designs responsive to topography, tree/hedge protection, new planting, and landscaping schemes.
Reserved matters approval
Approval of the details of siting, design, external appearance of the building[s], internal layout, means of access, landscaping of the site (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced.
Reserved matters application time limit
The application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Planning Authority before the expiration of two years from the date of this permission.
Commencement time limit
The development to which this permission relates shall begin within 4 years of the date of this permission or within two years of the final approval of the reserved matters, whichever is the later.
Safe access and Manx banks
The application for reserved matters must demonstrate that a safe access can be provided together with the retention or re-construction of traditional Manx banks along the frontage of the site. NOTE: The advice of the Department of Transport should be sought in this respect.
Trees and hedges survey/protection
The application for reserved matters must include a detailed and accurate survey of all existing hedges and trees on site and provision for the protection of such vegetation both during and after the course of construction together with a scheme for new planting to create a landscaped setting for each of the properties and to complement and reinforce the existing vegetation.
High quality dwellings in 1 acre grounds
Each dwelling must be individually designed in response to the topography of each plot and to a high quality, standing within at least one acre of its own landscaped grounds, in accordance with the provisions of Planning Circular 8/89.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the principle of the erection of three dwellings and the creation of a new access as shown generally in plans reference WL/12/1237/1 and WL/12/1237/2 both received on 3rd April, 2012.
do not object to this Application
Recommend approval subject to the imposition of the following condition: The applicant shall contact the Network Operations Section of the Department of Infrastructure prior to carrying out any works within the highway
See Note 2: There are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present... Contact the M.E.A. Planning Department to discuss the electricity supply
