22 March 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Holly Lodge, Bishopscourt, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 2ez
The proposal involves creating an amended access drive to a garage previously approved under 22/01296/GB, shifting it approximately 2 metres away from Fox Cottage (a registered building) to protect a newly discovered historic wall, with the driveway raised 200mm to include tree root protection.
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The Department had special regard to preserving the settings of registered buildings Fox Cottage (RB 22), Holly Lodge (RB 23), and Bishopscourt (RB 1) under s16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 19…
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires special regard to preserving registered buildings or their settings. The amended driveway 2m further from Fox Cottage (RB 22) causes no harm to its setting or those of adjacent RB 23 and RB 1, with lower impact than prior approval.
Strategic Policy 4
Protects heritage assets. Amended position protects and preserves registered buildings and settings better than approved scheme.
General Policy 2
General development policy. Proposals comply given modest scale and heritage/ecology protection.
Environment Policy 32
Protects historic environment. Registered buildings and settings protected and preserved.
Environment Policy 34
Relates to historic settings. Building settings protected with no harm from modest amendments.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside. No unacceptable loss or damage to woodland; tree protection improves outcomes.
Environment Policy 3
Protects ecology. Countryside ecology protected via ground protection for tree roots.
Infrastructure Policy 5
Infrastructure impacts. Complies given no highway objections and modest scale.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
no objections to the proposal to amend the position of the driveway as permanent ground protection will improve the outcome for trees
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 24/00103/B and found no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, with no opposition raised.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.
