13 May 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Vantage House, Baldrine Road, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6ef
The proposal seeks retrospective approval for several small-scale developments within the curtilage of a detached three-storey house with garage and annex on a generous plot in Baldrine settlement boundary.
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General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping (b), not adversely affect landscape/townscape character (c), and not harm local residents' amenity or locality character (g). Officer found proposal compliant due to screening, setbacks >23m to neighbours, solid planters for privacy, and no overbearing/visibility loss impacts.
Environment Policy 22
Relates to impacts of new development on residential amenity. Assessed as no unacceptably adverse effects due to distances, screening, front-facing orientation of rooftop, and non-entertainment use.
Environment Policy 23
Requires consideration of adverse impacts of alterations/improvements on neighbours. Found acceptable given substantial separations, vegetation screening, and design features like slatted timber and locked access minimising amenity harm.
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 significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the access proposals do not reduce the visibility from the access compared to the existing situation
no objection - comments to be passed onto the applicant as an informative regarding surface water runoff
