4 April 2024 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
1, Creggans Avenue, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1dd
The application is for retrospective approval of a block wall with alterations to ground levels and a boundary fence above it on the corner garden of a two-storey end-terraced dwelling at 1 Creggans Avenue, Peel. The site is prominent, facing roads on three sides and adjacent to the Peel Conservation Area.
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The proposal was previously refused under PA 17/01212/B due to the fence's height (1.8m on a block wall), timber material (not typical in the area), position with the 'back' facing the road, and setba…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design (b); not adversely affect character of surrounding townscape (c); and not adversely affect amenity of local residents or character of locality (g). Officer tested the reduced fence against these, finding the height reduction minimises visual prominence and bulk, overcoming previous failure despite timber material, rendering it acceptable in the prominent corner location.
Environment Policy 36
Permits development outside but close to Conservation Area boundaries only if it does not detrimentally affect important views into/out of the area. Previously failed due to fence's height and prominence harming views; now the reduction to 1.53m is not so at odds with the policy, as it reduces visual harm without significantly detracting from the adjacent Peel Conservation Area.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Fence height reduction
Notwithstanding the measurement details shown on Site Plan dated 28/03/2028, all of the fence highlighted yellow shall within 12 months of the date of this decision notice be reduced to a height of 1.53m in accordance with the height and finish details specified on the proposed fence detail drawings dated 20/09/2023 and received by email from the applicant dated 15/09/2023. Reason: the application has been assessed on this reduced height basis for the entire fence in the interest of visual amenity, and either of the three options proposed for the top finish for the reduced fence panels is considered acceptable.
no objections
Do not oppose
Highways Division does not oppose the application, noting improved visibility compared to previous boundary treatment. Peel Town Commissioners do not object to the proposal.
Key concern: existing site plan submitted is not to scale and is therefore unacceptable
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose the application.; the removal of the former hedge above/behind the boundary wall, and its replacement with a high wooden fence set 1.2m further back from the boundary wall, would improve highway visibility; The proposal is therefore acceptable as it is better than the previous site boundary treatment and safer in highway terms.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose this application.; The fence is set circa 1.2 m back from the outside of the boundary wall of the property.; The present situation, with the hedge removed from along Glenfaba Road offers better visibility to the right when exiting Glenfaba Park.
Peel Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Peel Town Commissioners considered the following planning applications at their Committee meeting and they do not object to the proposals contained within these applications subject to any conditions stipulated below; 18/00343/B Erection of timber boundary fence at 1 Creggans Avenue, Peel
