17 February 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Lilac Cottage, Main Road, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 2hg
The proposal involves creating a new 4.0m wide vehicular access by removing a section of the existing dwarf wall and railings at Lilac Cottage, allowing for two tandem off-road parking spaces measuring 16.5m long and 3.0m wide, surfaced with bound permeable material.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the Section 18(4) test for the Conservation Area, concluding it would pass by helping to preserve the area as the small-scale works within the curtilage would…
General Policy 2
Requires consideration of visual amenity (b,c), highway safety (h,i), and general development impacts (g). The officer found compliance as the wall removal and parking would not create an incongruous feature and would ensure highway safety with appropriate design and surfacing.
Environment Policy 35
Requires preservation or enhancement of Conservation Area character. Assessed as neutral impact, in keeping with residential streetscene parking patterns, helping preserve the overall appearance.
Transport Policy 4
Requires safe access and visibility. Proposal complies with new access design, visibility splays, and Highways no-objection.
Transport Policy 7
Supports off-highway parking. New tandem spaces within curtilage appropriate for the dwelling.
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.
Access construction and retention
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the means of vehicular access has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, and shall thereafter be retained for access purposes only. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
Enclosure details for existing driveway
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details for the method of enclosure of part of the existing driveway and timescales for works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not take place other than in accordance with the agreed details and shall be permanently retained thereafter in accordance with the approved scheme. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and visual impact on the character of the streetscene.
No objection - no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the access design and site visibility is acceptable. Conditions recommended on access design, visibility splays, and closure of existing driveway.
No objection, but note that allowing surface water runoff onto a public highway would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986.
