Planning Application Response

Email: [email protected] Officer: MB

Date of Response: 10/05/19

Date of Application: 19/04/19

Application Reference: 19/00401/B

Location: 13 Western Avenue Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4EP

Description: Alterations to rear garden and creation of off road parking and vehicular access

Highway Comments: The proposed site parking layout could accommodate up to 2 parked cars and should be no steeper than 1:12 to facilitate suitable pedestrian and vehicular access. A S109A Highway Agreement would be required for the proposed vehicular crossing and dropped kerbs. The applicant would need to fund appropriate measures to prevent the site from illegally draining onto the adjacent adopted highway as part of the S109A agreement.

The highway visibility splays shown are unacceptable as they slightly encroach onto third party neighbouring land either side of the site which is outside the applicant's control, and 36m is inadequate for the 30mph speed limit as 43m is needed. However, an 'x' distance of 2m is deemed acceptable for the location of the site on a quiet residential road and this would enable splays of 2m x 43m to be achieved which would be sufficient.

Highway Services does not oppose the application.

Recommendation: DNO

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF