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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Application No. : 25/90237/B Applicant : Mrs Kathryn Smith Proposal : Creation of vehicular access and off-road parking space Site Address : 76 Ballamaddrell Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6AZ
Planning Officer: Vanessa Porter Photo Taken : 31.03.2025 Site Visit : 31.03.2025 Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 08.04.2025 __
Conditions and Notes for Approval C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 1. 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.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposed works to create a new access and one off road car parking space are considered to be acceptable, having no adverse impact in terms of highway safety, in this specific case, in line with General Policy 2 (h and i), and to have an acceptable visual and amenity impact on the existing house, streetscene and surrounding properties in line with GP2 (b,c, g).
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped and received on 5th March 2025; o Drawing No.1 Rev A o Drawing No.2 Rev B o Drawing No.3 Rev B o Drawing No.4 Rev A o Drawing No.5 Rev A o Planning Statement
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Right to Appeal It is recommended that the following organisations should NOT be given the Right to Appeal: DOI Highway Services - No objection Port Erin Commissioners - No objection
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Officer’s Report
APPLICATION SITE 1.1 The application site is within the residential curtilage of No. 76 Ballamaddrell, Port Erin which is an end of terrace bungalow situated to the Western side of Ballamadrell.
1.2 Due to the properties location within the overall streetscene, the front elevation faces onto the front elevation of those properties to the North, of which a footpath separates the front entrances of each property and the same to the rear.
1.3 The front of the property is currently open, with the rear of the property being fenced in. To the East of the dwelling directly on the roadside there are two reserved parking spaces.
PROPOSAL 2.1 The current planning application seeks approval for the creation of a car parking space to the North of the property which is to measure approximately 3.2m by 7.24m with the end part of the car parking measuring 0.87m by 2.5m. The car parking space will have a steady gradient which will go East to West.
2.2 The proposed parking space would remove one reserved parking space, which is situated directly adjacent to the proposed space and is used by the owner/occupant for parking.
PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 The previous applications are not relevant in the assessment of this application.
PLANNING POLICY 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as "Predominantly Residential" on the Area Plan for the South, Map 7 - Port Erin/ Port St Mary. The property is not within a Conservation Area or a Flood Risk Zone.
4.2 Given the nature of the application it is appropriate to consider paragraph 8.12.1 and the general design standards set out in General Policy 2 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 along with the general advice set out in 6.3 of the Residential Design Guide in respect of driveways and car parking and not removing over 50% of the garden area and Transport Policy 7 in connection with Appendix 7.
REPRESENTATIONS 5.1 The following representations can be found online in full;
5.2 Highway Services have considered the application and state, "After reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking." (7.03.25)
5.3 Port Erin Commissioners have considered the proposal and stated to support the proposal. (1.04.25)
ASSESSMENT 6.1 The matters to consider in the assessment of the application is whether there would be any highway safety impacts as a result of the proposed access and driveway works.
6.2 It is clear from the planning history of the estate that there have been other vehicular access works approved in other parts of the estate and whilst this would be introducing a new car parking entrance along this section of the road, which would be the first along this part of the estate. Whilst this is the case, the proposed car parking would not be out of keeping with
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the wider character and appearance of the estate. Due to the proposal introducing a new entrance, there may be some increase noise and activity impacts in having car parking in this area, however taking into account the fairly close knot arrangement of the estate and the established coming and goings within the area including parking vehicles along the main estate road that the proposal would not be so unobjectionable in this case.
6.3 DOI Highway Services have reviewed the application and concluded that the proposal is acceptable and that the internal arrangements of the space would meet parking standards. Whilst the proposal would be removing a reserved parking space, the Planning Statement provided states that the parking space is used by the owner/ occupant of No.76 Ballamaddrell and as such it would be a one for one situation.
CONCLUSION 7.1 The proposed works to create a new access and one off road car parking space is considered to be acceptable, having no adverse impact in terms of highway safety in this specific case in line with General Policy 2 (h and i) and to have an acceptable visual and amenity impact on the existing house, streetscene and surrounding properties in line with GP2 (b,c, g).
RIGHT TO APPEAL AND RIGHT TO GIVE EVIDENCE 8.1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 sets out the process for determining planning applications (including appeals). It sets out a Right to Appeal (i.e. to submit an appeal against a planning decision) and a Right to Give Evidence at Appeals (i.e. to participate in an appeal if one is submitted).
8.2 Article A10 sets out that the right to appeal is available to: o applicant (in all cases); o a Local Authority; Government Department; Manx Utilities; and Manx National Heritage that submit a relevant objection; and o any other person who has made an objection that meets specified criteria.
8.3 Article 8(2)(a) requires that in determining an application, the Department must decide who has a right to appeal, in accordance with the criteria set out in article A10.
8.4 The Order automatically affords the Right to Give Evidence to the following (no determination is required): o any appellant or potential appellant (which includes the applicant); o the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, the Department of Infrastructure and the local authority for the area; o any other person who has submitted written representations (this can include other Government Departments and Local Authorities); and o in the case of a petition, a single representative. __
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded interested person status and/or rights to appeal.
Decision Made : Permitted
Date: 14.04.2025
Determining Officer Signed : J SINGLETON
Jason Singleton
Principal Planner
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