14 March 2013 · Planning Committee
Sarahs Cottage, Ballaglass Glen Road, Cornaa, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 1eh
The proposal sought retrospective permission for a new 3.5m wide vehicular access set 2m back from the highway and a slate and stone front boundary wall varying in height from 0.9m to 1.5m due to topography, located within the residential curtilage of a two-storey replacement dwelling in a rural area near the A15 coast…
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The officer assessed the proposal against policies restricting countryside development, noting no provision under General Policy 3 (GP3) for walling in unzoned areas and a presumption against built st…
General Policy 3
Requires development only in zoned areas except specific exceptions like rural dwelling replacement; no provision for boundary walling. Officer assessed wall as not fitting exceptions in established curtilage but still harmful due to scale and locality.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside outside settlements unless overriding national need; site in undesignated countryside. Proposal failed as wall harmed ecology and countryside for its own sake, with no acceptable alternative.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character protection in Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value (AHLV); site on periphery. Wall harmed character despite residential context, unlike smaller local precedents, especially towards Ballaglass Glen.
