5 September 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
36, Gibbs Grove, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 3le
The site is a semi-detached modern dwelling in a new housing estate on the western edge of Ramsey, with an existing driveway to a single garage and an open plan front lawn. The proposal involves replacing part of the front lawn with charcoal grey permeable paving on a geotextile membrane and hardcore base to provide a …
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The officer assessed the proposal's impact on the character and appearance of the street scene in a modern housing estate with shared surface roads in charcoal block paving and open plan lawns with dr…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Requires priority for new development in identified towns and villages while respecting character. The officer concluded the minor parking extension complies as it respects the modern estate character without adverse visual impact.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
To respect the character of towns and villages. Assessed as compliant due to matching materials and no significant change to street scene.
Spatial Policy 5
Design and visual impact. Proposal's design with matching charcoal grey paving accepted as not harmful to locality's appearance.
Spatial Policy 1
Development in Douglas (noted but site in Ramsey; applied to residential context). Found compliant in residential zoning.
General Policy 2
General development considerations including visual impact (b,c), highway safety (i). Specific tests on character (no adverse impact from lawn loss/matching materials) and safety (additional space reduces verge/highway parking, permeable surfacing) passed.
Environment Policy 42
Designed to respect the character and identity of the locality. Proposal matches estate materials and reduces visual clutter from on-street parking.
Transport Policy 4
Highway safety. Additional space improves safety by reducing shared surface clutter without kerb changes or drainage issues.
Transport Policy 7
Parking. Addresses local parking shortage evidenced by existing verge/highway use.
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 objection
No objection
No objection following submission of further information/clarification by the Agent
Highway Services HDC, Ramsey Town Commissioners, and DOI Highways Drainage all ultimately raised no objections to application 24/00755/B after initial deferral requests and drainage concerns were addressed.
Key concern: surface water runoff onto public highway
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.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Board of Ramsey Town Commissioners resolved to submit ‘No Objection’ on the below applications 24/00755/B
DOI Highways Drainage
No ObjectionI have noted your comment which satisfies our requirements and we have no further requirements
Department of Infrastructure Highways Drainage
Conditional No ObjectionAllowing surface water runoff onto a public highway would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986 and guidance contained in section 11.3.11 of the Manual for Manx Roads.; Recommendation: Applicant should be aware off and comply with the clause above.
Conditions requested: Applicant should be aware off and comply with the clause above
