12 June 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Ballagarey House, Main Road, Glen Vine, Isle Of Man, IM4 4az
The proposal involves replacing an existing pedestrian gate at Ballagarey House with a new 4.2m wide vehicular access set back 6m from the road edge, featuring 1m tall curved walls and taller pillars, with bitmac surfacing for the initial access and gravel for the internal driveway parking area.
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The officer assessed that the proposed access has no negative impact on the character or appearance of the linear residential area along the arterial route in Glen Vine, where varied accesses already …
Spatial Policy 5
Requires new development to make a positive contribution to the environment. The officer found the access acceptable in principle in a residential area and not harmful visually.
General Policy 2
Subsections (b, c, g, h, i) address visual and amenity impacts and highway safety. Assessed as compliant due to no harm to character and highway safety acceptable with conditions.
Environment Policy 42
Requires development in settlements to respect character and identity of buildings and landscape. Proposal fits varied streetscene of linear residential development.
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
The access hereby approved shall not be operated until it has been constructed in full accordance with details shown on drawing numbers 1B and 2B, including access arrangement, parking and turning areas and visibility splays, and shall be retained as such thereafter for access purposes only. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
Visibility splays
The visibility splays shall be constructed in full accordance with the details shown on drawing numbers 1B and 2B and thereafter kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1050mm in height above adjoining carriageway level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
no objection
do not oppose subject to condition for access, visibility splays, parking, turning and boundary fencing being implemented before first occupation and retained thereafter
allowing surface water run off would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986 and guidance in the Manual for Manx roads; applicant should comply
Highway Services Division (HDC) reviewed updated plans for application 25/90260/B and do not oppose the creation of a new vehicular access subject to specific conditions on implementation of access details and a required S109 highway agreement.
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services HDC have reviewed the updated plans for application 25/90260/B dated 9 Apr 2025 online and can comment that the Applicant has addressed the comments sent on the 21 Mar 2025.; Accordingly, HDC do not oppose (DNOC) the application subject to access, access visibility splays, parking, vehicular turning and boundary fencing approved on the proposed plans implemented before first occupation and retained thereafter (via condition).; Note to attached to permission: A S109 highway agreement is required for the proposed extended dropped kerb vehicular access.
Conditions requested: access, access visibility splays, parking, vehicular turning and boundary fencing approved on the proposed plans implemented before first occupation and retained thereafter (via condition); A S109 highway agreement is required for the proposed extended dropped kerb vehicular access
