2 April 2025 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan) following Planning Committee decision on 16.09.2024 and completion of Section 13 agreement
Ballaterson Farm, Glenfaba Road, Raggatt, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 3ab
The proposal involves constructing 92 new homes on 8.3 hectares of agricultural fields south of Peel, including associated roads to adoptable standards, parking (minimum 2 spaces per dwelling), a temporary sewage treatment plant until Peel's new public system is operational, surface water attenuation discharging to a w…
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The officer assessed the site as allocated 'Predominantly Residential' in the 1989 Peel Local Plan, aligning with Strategic Policy 2 designating Peel as a service centre for housing, and confirmed ong…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Identifies Peel as Service Centre for housing in defined settlements. Officer confirmed site within Peel boundaries per 2003 revision, aligning with allocation.
General Policy 2
Requires respect for site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping without adverse landscape/townscape effects. Varied densities, matching Phase 1 design, POS/landscaping softened impacts.
Environment Policy 4
Protects wildlife/habitats. EcIA showed low impacts; mitigation (CEMP, boxes, exclusion zones) ensured no harm; DEFA content.
Environment Policy 5
Mitigation/conditions for exceptional impacts on ENV4 sites. Conditions imposed for species/habitats.
Transport Policy 4
Highway safety. TA demonstrated safe design; amendments addressed DOI concerns.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Pedestrian needs equal to vehicles. Footways/crossings, non-motorised links provided.
Housing Policy 1
Additional housing 2011-2026. Contributes to West's 770 target; shortfall remains.
Housing Policy 5
25% affordable on 8+ dwellings. 23 units secured via Section 13.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Site access and visibility splays
Prior to first occupation of any dwelling, the site access and layout shown on drawings GFB2_APL_56 a - Proposed Site Layout - Highways Adopted Plan and GFB2_APL_01 Rev f - Proposed Site Plan shall be provided and be permanently retained thereafter. Nothing shall be planted, erected and/or allowed to grow within the visibility splays above a height of 1 metre above ground level.
Internal visibility splays
Prior to the first occupation of any dwelling hereby approved, the visibility splays for internal site layout accesses and internal bend forward visibility splays shall be provided in accordance with drawings GFB2_APL_30 c and GFB2_APL_40 and GFB2_APL_41 b and said works shall be retained thereafter.
Private drives and parking
Prior to the first occupation of any dwelling hereby permitted all private drives to be finished, driveways and associated parking areas, and parking courts and private parking spaces shall be properly consolidated and hard surfaced and drained and shall thereafter be maintained.
Parking spaces and estate roads
Prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approved the parking spaces which serve that dwelling shall be provided in accordance with the approved drawing GFB2_APL_03 Rev C and such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. The estate roads, including footways, shall be constructed so as to ensure that, before it is completed, each dwelling has been provided with a properly consolidated and surfaced footpath and carriageway to at least base course level between the dwelling or unit and the existing highway at Glenfaba Road.
Cycle storage
Prior to first occupation of any dwelling hereby approved without a garage, details of the cycle storage provision at a rate of one storage space per bedroom shall be submitted in writing for approval by the Department and the approved cycle storage scheme shall be completed prior to the occupation of the dwelling and retained thereafter for its intended purpose.
Offsite highway works
Prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approvals, the following offsite highway works shall be fully completed: a. 4 pedestrian improvements as per plan GFB2_APL_55 a b. A non-motorised connection onto Glenfaba Road c. Raised traffic calming, drop kerbs and kerb radii markings at Raad Roagan as per plan GFB2_APL_01 Ref f
Bird/bat/bee boxes
Prior to first occupation of each relevant dwelling, bird boxes, bat boxes and bee bricks, in accordance with the details specified on Drawing No. GFB2_APL_34 Rev B (Bat Bee and Bird Plan), shall be provided on that dwelling prior to its occupation. Once provided, the bird boxes, bat boxes and bee bricks shall be retained thereafter.
Construction exclusion areas
During the construction phase, no works shall take place within any Construction Exclusion Areas (CEA) identified on the Site Plan with Construction Exclusion Areas (Drawing No. GFB2_APL_37). Such works shall exclude the storage of materials and the use (including parking) of construction vehicles or plant. The CEA shall be separated from construction areas by heras fencing (where existing field boundary fences/hedges are not already in place) and shall be retained until works are complete.
External lighting scheme
No external lighting may be introduced until a lighting scheme has been approved by the Department which demonstrates that lighting will be directed away from the perimeter hedging and the development must be undertaken in accordance with these approved details and the lighting retained as such thereafter.
Landscaping scheme
The approved landscaping scheme as shown on drawing no. GFB2_APL_30 Rev C (Landscaping Plan) and GFB2_APL_31 Rev B (Planting Schedule) shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved details. The works shall be carried out during the first available planting season following the first occupation of any dwellinghouse or in accordance with the programme agreed in writing with the Department. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department.
Tree protection measures
Prior to the commencement of development, including works of site clearance and ground preparation, the tree protection measures set out on drawing no. GFB2_APL_33 Rev A shall be fully implemented and maintained throughout the construction phase.
Public open space scheme
Prior to any works above damp proof course a scheme for the design and layout of the proposed areas of public open space as shown on drawing GFB2_APL_26 Rev C (Public Open Space Provision), including the position of equipment, and the boundary treatment to prevent vehicles entering or parking within it, must be approved in writing by the Department, and the development must be undertaken in accordance with this scheme. The delivery of public open space and the approved protection measures shall be undertaken and completed prior to the completion of the final dwelling in each phase.
Temporary sewage plant decommissioning
The temporary sewage treatment plant and all associated infrastructure must be decommissioned and removed from the site within 3 months of the new public foul sewer system within Peel becoming connected to a main system or any subsequent replacement scheme.
Land restoration plan
Prior to the temporary sewage treatment plant being decommissioned and removed from site, a land restoration plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The Restoration Plan shall include all details of how the land shall be reinstated, including materials site levels and planting and it shall set out how the land will be used thereafter.
Boundary enclosures
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), other than those expressly authorised by this planning permission, no fences, gates, walls or other means of enclosure shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of any dwelling house without the prior written approval of the Department.
Holiday lets occupancy
The 3no. holiday lets hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than for the purpose of short-let holiday accommodation and shall not be used as a separate dwelling. The accommodation hereby approved shall not be occupied by the same person(s) for a single period or cumulative periods exceeding 28 days in any calendar year.
Support proposals for social and economic benefits aligning with Economic Strategy
No objection; support 25% affordable housing via Section 13 (23 units)
No objection provided no adverse effect on watercourse and precautions against pollutants
Content following amendments (CEMP, carport drawings, exclusion areas); recommend conditions
All items addressed satisfactorily; no objection to proposals
Satisfied with drainage strategy following further details
No statutory consultee responses identified; documents contain public objections, petitions, highways consultations, and ecology comments expressing concerns over infrastructure, traffic, wildlife, and planning policy non-compliance.
Key concern: strained local infrastructure (health, education, roads) and wildlife protection
Department of Infrastructure Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionThe applicant has addressed all items requested... provides suitable access, layout, road safety, accessibility and off-site highway works; DNOC
Conditions requested: Site access and layout per approved plans GFB2_APL_56 and GFB2_APL_01 Rev f; Visibility splays per plans GFB2_APL_30, 40, 41 before first occupation; Boundary frontages ≤1m height with 2x2m inter-visibility; Driveway gradients ≤15% first 5m, paths ≤7%; Surfacing/draining of parking before first occupation; Streets completed to public highway before occupation; Car parking retained lifetime of development; Cycle parking per bedroom before occupation; Offsite works per GFB2_APL_55 and GFB2_APL_01 Rev f before occupation; CEMP (3 May 2024) implemented; Travel Plan (Apr 2024) implemented
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No Objectioncontent with Ecology Vannin’s EcIA/PEAR, IOM Fungus Group survey, Manx Bat Group appraisal; resulting in no net loss for biodiversity... must also enter into a S13 Agreement
Conditions requested: ECoW details before works; Updated CEMP with protection areas before works; Landscaping per drawings GFB2_APL_30 Rev B, 31 Rev B, 50 Rev A; replanting within 5 years; Landscaping timing schedule before works; Low level lighting plan (Bat Conservation Trust GN08/23) before works; Updated Bat/Bee/Bird Box Plan before works; Updated carport drawings with swallow nesting before works; S13 Agreement for 30-year management of grassland/hedgerows/woodland onsite and offsite (Field 311881) with annual ecologist monitoring