16 August 2019 · Planning Committee
4 Garages And Car Compound, Stanley Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1nx
The site at 4 Garages and Car Compound, Stanley Road, Peel, contains modern garage buildings, a two-storey office, and a sandstone boundary wall along Cross Street, all within Peel's Conservation Area.
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The Planning Committee refused the application because, in the absence of an acceptable scheme for redevelopment of the site, it had not been demonstrated that the removal of the sandstone wall—inextr…
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, the Department will permit only development which would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area. The Committee assessed the demolition against this, finding it failed without proof of enhancement via redevelopment, particularly due to the sandstone wall's contribution.
CA/6 Demolition in Conservation Areas
General presumption in favour of retaining buildings making positive contribution to Conservation Area character; requires considering merits of new development for detracting buildings. Officer viewed buildings as non-contributory but wall as of interest; Committee required redevelopment merits to outweigh wall's loss, which were absent.
Environmental Policy 39
General presumption in favour of retaining buildings making positive contribution to Conservation Area. Objections cited contravention; officer agreed modern buildings do not contribute positively but noted wall's age and interest.
Environment Policy 30
Presumption against demolition of Registered Buildings, assessing condition, repair costs, retention efforts, alternative proposals. Applicable as site in Conservation Area but focused on non-registered structures.
no highway interest
make no comments on this application
Multiple local residents strongly object to the proposed development due to its incompatibility with the Peel Conservation Area, excessive scale, loss of light/privacy/outlook, inadequate parking, traffic/safety issues, and demolition of historic features; Manx National Heritage …
Key concern: Demolition of historic sandstone walls/structures contrary to Conservation Area presumption against demolition
DEFA Biodiversity (Sophie Costain)
Conditional No ObjectionIt has been brought to my attention that this site has Japanese Knotweed.; Japanese Knotweed is a plant listed on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife Act 1990 and it is an offense to allow its spread in the wild.; care should be taken to ensure there is no unintentional spread of this plant by people and machinery accessing the site. This would be an offense.
Conditions requested: Responsible removal of Japanese Knotweed; Steps to ensure no spread during works; Care with site access to avoid contamination
Manx National Heritage
ObjectionMNH wishes to record its objection to each of these applications.; presumption against demolition; proposed structures... inappropriate in terms of scale and massing, and would visually and physically dominate their neighbours.; significant potential for undisturbed archaeological remains; potential for the buildings to support roosting bats.
Conditions requested: Detailed professional assessment of historic structures before demolition; Archaeological watching brief at developer's expense; Ecological Impact Assessment including bat surveys/dusk monitoring
Peel Residents Association
Objectionon average... only 1 free unrestricted parking space available.; woefully inadequate parking provision... will result in an impossible... problem for residents
Andrew Johnson (39 Stanley Terrace)
Objectioncomplete opposition to the whole of this scheme; proposals pay little or no heed to Peel's individual character; presumption against the loss of significant built structures through demolition
Conditions requested: Bat surveys; Archaeological watching brief; Full survey/recording of sandstone buildings
Kevin Hughes (37 Stanley Terrace)
Objectionscale... excessively large and overbearing; loss of privacy... look directly down into my bathroom; severe lack of parking
Debra Moore & Anita Roberts (24 Stanley Road)
Objectionfirmly object to the scale, mass and intensity; loss of our view of Peel Castle and the Sea; woefully inadequate parking provision
Isabel Machado-Williams (37 Stanley Terrace)
Objectionsize, scale, overdevelopment, unsympathetic design; dwarfs every other building in the vicinity; road infrastructure cannot sustain this proposed level
Sara Johnson (39 Stanley Terrace)
Objectionwill completely take our outlook... away; overwhelming scale of the current terrace proposal; parking... already a nightmare
Matthew Woods (40 Stanley Road)
Objectionparking as proposed is inadequate; totally out of keeping with the area; significantly reduce the amount of light
Conditions requested: Two spaces per dwelling
