27 June 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
42, Shimmin Road, Reayrt Mie, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2bu
The proposal involves extending the garden of a recently built detached house at 42 Shimmin Road by incorporating about 173 sqm of nearby landscaped amenity area, removing existing timber fencing, and installing new fencing along the northern boundary with four replacement trees planted in a 2.5m deep grass verge along…
Click a button above to find applications similar to this one.
See how this application compares to similar ones — policies, conditions, and outcomes side by side.
The officer assessed that the proposed change of use would transfer 173 sqm of landscaped amenity space from public to private curtilage, but this loss is modest in the context of the wider Reayrt Mie…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 covers General Development Considerations. The officer assessed the proposal against it, finding no significant visual detriment or undermining of prior permissions due to excess amenity space provision and landscaping mitigation.
Environment Policy 42
Environment Policy 42 requires development designed to respect the character and identity of the locality. The modest loss of amenity space, mitigated by replacement trees, was found not to harm the streetscene character in the context of the wider estate.
Strategic Policy 1
Strategic Policy 1 on Efficient use of land and resources is listed as pertinent but not explicitly tested in the assessment.
Spatial Policy 5
Strategic Policy 5 on Design and visual impact is listed as pertinent but not explicitly tested in the assessment.
Spatial Policy 3
Spatial Policy 3 on Development in Service Villages is listed as pertinent; site is in residential-zoned area of proposed development but not explicitly tested.
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.
Landscaping scheme
The planting proposals as detailed on the Site, Location and Landscaping drawing referenced 01, as further clarified in the submitted 'estate trees species list', shall be carried out prior to the approved use of the land as residential curtilage and in full accordance with those details provided. Any planted trees that are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Department, seriously damaged or defective within five years of planting shall be replaced with specimens of a similar size and species as originally required, unless the Department gives written consent to any variation. Reason: To ensure the delivery of an appropriate landscaping scheme and in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality.
No objections
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, providing no existing or claimed PROW is affected
Ecosystem Policy Team have no objection; no issues with relocating 4 trees but condition may be needed to vary previous landscaping approval
No objections from a fisheries perspective
Highway Services, DEFA Biodiversity, Malew Parish Commissioners, and DEFA Fisheries all raised no objections to application 24/00241/C, with minor advisory notes from Highways and Biodiversity regarding PROW confirmation and landscaping condition variation.
Key concern: no existing or claimed PROW is effected by the proposals
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, providing no existing or claimed PROW is effected by the proposals - the applicant should confirm this is the case.
Conditions requested: the applicant should confirm this is the case
DEFA Biodiversity
Conditional No ObjectionThe Ecosystem Policy Team have no objection to this application.; We have no issues with this but a condition may need to be secured on approval to vary the previously approved landscaping.
Conditions requested: a condition may need to be secured on approval to vary the previously approved landscaping
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMalew Parish Commissioners have no objections to the following planning applications. 24/00241/C
DEFA Fisheries
No ObjectionDEFA, fisheries have no objections to this development from a fisheries perspective.
