22 February 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (M Gallayher, Director of Planning and Building Control)
Sycamore House, Glen Duff, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2at
The proposal is for retrospective permission to retain a 2 metre high black-painted wooden screen erected behind an existing 1 metre high front boundary wall along the A3 highway. The screen follows the wall's contour and aims to block 30% of light pollution from the nearby Department of Infrastructure Depot, improving…
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The site is in the countryside with a presumption against development under Environment Policy 1 and General Policy 3 (Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007), which do not explicitly provide for fencing, bu…
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except in specified cases (e.g. essential housing, redundant building conversion); no explicit provision for fencing, so officer assessed site-specific impacts on established residential curtilage rather than applying exceptions strictly. Proposal found acceptable despite presumption against development.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside from adverse development unless overriding national need; officer noted presumption against but concluded screening's minimal impact acceptable in this residential context.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character in Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value; screening visible from A3 but not harmful due to colouring, scale, and depot distraction, preserving character and quality.
Approved plans
This approval for the erection of wooden screen fencing behind the existing front wall relates to the Location Plan and Site Plan and drawing No. 001-1 and document titled "Applicant's Submission" all date stamped 2nd January 2013.
no objection
no objection; fence does not obstruct visibility splays as footpath is approx 2m wide
