20 November 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
The Bungalow, Baldrine Hill, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6ds
The proposal involves constructing a front terrace at garage height with glass balustrades and masonry steps, excavating and levelling the rear garden for decking with a 2.1m high retaining wall and 1m fences, erecting 0.6m retaining walls and 1.5m pillars along the driveway and front boundary, and replacing a window o…
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The officer assessed the proposal's impact on the design of the house itself, finding the front terrace fits with the existing building and the rear decking has no impact.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 requires development to respect character, amenity, and design. The officer assessed the proposal against these aspects, finding no adverse impacts on house character, area streetscene, or neighbouring amenities, thus compliant.
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 highway interest
Highway Services HDC has no interest in the application as it has no highway impacts; Manx Wildlife Trust raises concerns about bird strike risk from the glass balustrade and recommends a condition for mitigation details.
Key concern: bird strike risk from glass balustrade to protected species
Highway Services HDC
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 24/91172/B
Manx Wildlife Trust
Conditional No ObjectionGlass balustrades are known to result in a significant number of bird strikes, including specially protected species typical of gardens including House Sparrow Passer domesticus.; The application should demonstrate what bird strike mitigation measures are included, noting that alternatives to glazing, or all-opaque glazing provides the best form of bird strike mitigation.; This risk of bird strike is already recognised within the Manx planning system, for example the following condition is quoted from a recently approved application (21/01102/B)
Conditions requested: Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Department which set out details of the type of glass or barrier to be used. Reason: to ensure that the details are appropriate to reduce the risk of bird strike.
