5 August 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Croit Shellee, Clenagh Road, Sandygate, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 3ae
The proposal involves building a detached single-storey steel-framed garage and workshop, measuring approximately 7m wide, 14m long and 3.2m high, with a pitched roof, three garage doors, two entrance doors and rooflights, for hobby use only in association with the existing dwelling.
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The primary considerations were the principle of development in the countryside, impact on character and streetscene, and neighbour amenities.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect character, amenity and highway safety. Officer assessed proposal as not harming character, streetscene or amenities, and complying overall, with sub-clauses (b) (c) (g) specifically relevant.
General Policy 3
Restricts new development in countryside. Proposal does not comply but accepted exceptionally due to proximity to house and incidental nature.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside character. Assessed as compliant due to building's agricultural-style appearance fitting the setting and green colouring to preserve character.
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.
Domestic use only
The detached garage and workshop hereby approved shall only be used in association with the main dwelling house "Croit Shellee" and for purposes incidental to the use of main dwelling house "Croit Shellee" as a single dwelling (except as sleeping accommodations), for no commercial or business purposes and only in accordance with the internal layout shown on plan SMSB-1070. Reason: The application proposes the detached garage and workshop for "hobby use" only and for the further reasons outlined within the submitted planning statement and for no other purposes and highway safety purposes. Also, in the interest of reducing flood impact.
No tree removal
No tree removal is hereby approved with the approved development. Reason: for the avoidance of double.
Materials - green colour
The approved building in its entirety, including all external elevations and roof, door frame, soffit and barge board, etc, shall be in the colour Forest Green or Juniper Green, as shown on the Color Selector (March 2017). Reason: in interest of preserving the character of the countryside.
Forestry, Amenity and Lands Directorate has no objection subject to a standard tree retention condition due to boundary trees. Flood Risk Management Division has no objection subject to conditions related to flood risk measures for the garage/workshop.
Key concern: site within medium fluvial flood risk zone
Forestry, Amenity and Lands Directorate
Conditional No Objectionit is clear that the registered trees are not impacted and shading is also not an issue.; If you were minded to approve this app can I ask for a standard tree retention condition to be added please, there are trees on the boundary
Conditions requested: standard tree retention condition to be added please, there are trees on the boundary
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
Conditional No ObjectionDNOC; As the application is for a garage/workshop I would suggest that all services are fed from above and placed above potential flood level.; Please condition that this structure should not be used as sleeping accommodation.
Conditions requested: all services are fed from above and placed above potential flood level; this structure should not be used as sleeping accommodation
