22 December 2025 · Planning Committee
Field 315146, Douglas Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1qx
The proposal involves extending the existing Peel Cemetery into the adjacent Field 315146 (1.68 hectares) to create a woodland burial area with burial plots in glades, extensive native tree planting, a new access through the cemetery wall, three vehicle passing areas (each 25m x 5m), and a 7m diameter open-sided shelte…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 3, finding it acceptable as a proportionate extension to an established burial ground meeting an overriding community need where no reasonable …
General Policy 3
Presumption against countryside development unless overriding national need and no reasonable alternative; officer found cemetery extension meets this via essential burial function, Peel Cemetery nearing capacity, and direct adjacency avoiding fragmentation.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Priority for development in towns/villages; exception justified by integration with existing cemetery.
Spatial Policy 5
Design and visual impact; woodland layout with modest shelter enhances rural character.
Strategic Policy 4
Protect/enhance nature conservation and landscape; extensive native planting creates habitat and screens site.
General Policy 2
General development considerations; proposal respects site, avoids harm with conditions.
Environment Policy 7
No harm to watercourse; 9m buffer, SuDS, and engineering evidence mitigate runoff/pollution risks on sloping free-draining site.
Environment Policy 14
Prevent loss of Classes 1-2 land; site confirmed Class 3 via engineering report (sandy fluvial deposits).
Transport Policy 4
Highway safety; new access and layout acceptable per DOI Highways.
Transport Policy 7
Parking; uses existing cemetery facilities with on-site passing.
Environment Policy 5
Mitigate habitat loss; native woodland planting per Manx Woodland Trust spec.
Environment Policy 3
Tree/woodland protection; BS5837 assessment required for boundary trees.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Woodland Planting and Management Plan
Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, a detailed Woodland Planting and Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The Plan shall include a detailed landscaping layout for the site; planting plans (at a scale not less than 1:100); written specification of planting and cultivation works to be undertaken and schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities; hard surfacing materials; existing and finished site levels. The development shall thereafter be implemented and maintained in accordance with the approved Plan. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of any unit, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which die or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
Surface Water Management Plan
Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, a Surface Water Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The Plan shall include SuDS measures proportionate to the site (e.g., swales, shallow infiltration features, cut off drains) designed to intercept and attenuate runoff, with exceedance routing that avoids the stream, and a maintenance schedule. The approved measures shall be installed prior to first use and thereafter maintained.
Stream buffer
No graves, structures, hard surfaces, soil stockpiles, or excavation works shall be undertaken within 9 metres of the top of bank of the stream along the south-eastern boundary. The buffer shall be demarcated by protective fencing prior to any ground works and retained until completion of the works required by conditions 2 and 3 of this decision notice.
Arboricultural Impact Assessment
Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, a BS 5837: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction compliant Arboricultural Impact Assessment shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The submission shall: i. Identify all trees of note within and adjacent to the site, as advised by DEFA Forestry. ii. Include a Tree Constraints Plan showing root protection areas and canopy spreads. iii. Provide a Tree Protection Plan specifying fencing and ground protection measures to safeguard retained trees and hedgerows during construction. Tree protection measures shall be installed before any ground works commence and retained for the duration of all works.
Access and circulation
The new access connection into the existing cemetery driveway and the internal circulation (including passing places and pedestrian paths) shall be constructed in accordance with the approved layout prior to first use of the woodland cemetery and retained as such thereafter.
External lighting scheme
No external lighting shall be installed at the site until a detailed low-level lighting scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The scheme shall be designed in accordance with the recommendations set out in the BCT and ILP Guidance Note 8: Bats and Artificial Lighting (12 September 2018). The submitted details shall include: i. Drawings of proposed lighting columns and fittings ii. Information on luminance levels and hours of operation iii. Measures to mitigate light spill and reduce ecological impact. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved scheme and retained as such thereafter.
No biodigester or toilets
As per the applicant's letter dated 11.11.25, no approval is hereby given for the installation of a Biodigester or any toilets on the site.
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the existing access and proposed site layout is acceptable
No objections; consent under Burials Act 1986 would be given in principle
