12 July 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Harmony View, Hill Park, Ballakillowey, Colby, Isle Of Man, IM9 4bf
The proposal involved forming a new 3m wide vehicular access from the A36 Ballakillowey Road into the rear garden of Longmead, a detached single-storey bungalow in the Hill Park residential area.
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The site is in a 'Predominantly Residential' area, making the principle of development acceptable under General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan.
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout, not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, provide safe/convenient access without harming road safety/traffic flows, and not prejudice adjoining land. Officer assessed access visibility, hedge impact on streetscene where estate meets countryside, traffic/amenity effects, and found compliant as relocated access reads as part of residential estate with Highways support and maturing hedge mitigating visual harm.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the creation of a vehicular access as shown in drawings 02 P1 received 1st May 2012 and 01 P3 and 03 P2 received 29th May 2012.
Close existing access
Within two months of the completion or first use of the approved access, whichever is the sooner, the existing access must be closed off using hedging to match the existing boundary treatment, as per drawing no. 03 P2 date stamped the 29th May 2012.
recommend approval subject to condition: existing access to be blocked up
no objections
