20 December 2019 · Planning Committee
Field 134274, Auldyn Meadow Drive, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2tr
The application seeks approval for revised house types for eight dwellings (four open market and four affordable first-time buyer units on plots C13-C16) within an ongoing residential development in the Poylldooey area of Ramsey, amending the previously approved scheme under PA 18/01255/B for 34 dwellings.
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The application is an amendment to previously approved PA 18/01255/B, solely changing house types following discussions with DOI Housing Division to better comply with affordable housing specification…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Requires new development primarily within existing towns/villages or sustainable urban extensions. The site is within Ramsey, a designated service centre, and zoned for residential use under the Ramsey Local Plan.
Strategic Policy 2
Concentrates development outside Douglas in service centres like Ramsey to provide housing opportunities. The site supports this by developing zoned residential land.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with area plans if it respects siting, scale, design, landscaping, amenities, highways, and services without adverse impacts. Assessed compliant due to improved variety in house types enhancing street scene, adequate parking/highways from prior approval, and no harm to amenities or ecology.
Housing Policy 4
Locates new housing in towns/villages or zoned extensions. Site is zoned residential in Ramsey.
Housing Policy 5
Requires 25% affordable housing in developments of 8+ dwellings on zoned land. Satisfied via Section 13 agreement for 4 on-site units and commuted sum for 4.5 more.
Housing Policy 6
Requires residential zoned development to follow area plan briefs encouraging good design. Complies with West Ramsey Development Framework for medium/high density housing.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per Department standards. Provided as shown on drawing 38.01, consistent with prior approval.
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.
Soft landscaping scheme
No development shall take place until full details of soft landscaping works, which are also required to include additional tree planting and landscaping to the frontages of the properties and along the side boundaries of Plot C16, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and these works shall be carried out as approved. All planting (including all other landscaping shown on drawing 30.02), 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.
Second carriageway completion
Prior to the occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved the second carriageway (eastern section) which would run from Gardeners Lane to the estate roundabout as shown on drawing 2290.103.B approved under application 03/00790/B is required to be completed and be available for use and retained thereafter. Reason: In the interest of Highway Safety.
Estate road construction
No dwelling shall be occupied until the estate road from the junction of the adopted highway to the access of that dwelling has been constructed at least to base course level and lighting has been provided. Reason: In the interest of Highway Safety and provide access to each dwelling.
Parking provision
No dwelling shall be occupied until its parking spaces, as shown on drawing 38.01 have been provided. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking in the interests of highway safety.
Hard landscaping scheme
No development shall take place until full details of hard landscaping works, which include footpaths and hard surfacing materials have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and the hard landscaping works shall be completed in full accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.
Plot C16 northern boundary treatment
The northern boundary treatment (wall with timber fence above) to Plot C16 as shown on drawing 38.02 is required to be completed prior to the occupation of dwelling C16 and retained thereafter. Reason: In the interest of visual amenities of the street scene.
confirm that plots 13 to 16 will be 2B FTB units to Design Guide-Affordable Housing Standards
Highway Services offers no objection subject to conditions on parking and access road construction; Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection; DEFA Biosphere requests a preliminary ecological survey; DOI Estates and Housing provides confirmation on affordable housing units but no formal recommendation.
Key concern: potential for protected species requiring preliminary ecological survey
Highway Services Division
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose the application subject to planning conditions for the provision of parking within the plots and the construction of the access road to at least base course level prior to occupation of any of the dwellings.; Recommendation: DNOC; the proposed traffic calming measure shown is not acceptable as the ramps up to it would adversely affect vehicular access to/from the parking for the adjacent plots. This would need to be removed or altered
Conditions requested: provision of parking within the plots; construction of the access road to at least base course level prior to occupation of any of the dwellings
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionthe Ramsey Town Commissioners considered the above application at their meeting on Wednesday 21st August, 2019 and have no objection to the proposal.
DOI Estates and Housing
No CommentI can confirm that plots 13 to 16 will be 2B FTB units to Design Guide- Affordable Housing Standards.
DEFA Biosphere
a preliminary ecological survey is required to assess the potential for protected species and any mitigation that may be required.; Further to my colleagues' comments (Sophie Costain) of the 21/12/18 and 26/2/19
Conditions requested: preliminary ecological survey ... to assess the potential for protected species and any mitigation that may be required
