26 November 2013 · Planning Committee
Lily Bank, Kionslieu Hill, Foxdale, Isle Of Man, IM4 3hb
The proposal involves building two detached single-storey tourist lodges finished in timber boards with asphalt mineral pitched roofs, decking, and paved patio areas, plus widening the driveway entrance and creating parking spaces in the garden curtilage of an existing two-storey detached dwelling.
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The site is in a predominantly residential area where the principle of tourist development is acceptable, assessed against General Policy 2 which tests impacts on amenities, surroundings, and highways…
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, not harm amenities/character/highways/trees, and provide safe access/parking. Officer assessed proposal compliant due to screening, setbacks, highway improvements, no amenity harm to neighbours or estate open space, and domestic scale fitting residential curtilage.
Environment Policy 3
Prohibits unacceptable loss/damage to woodland of amenity/conservation value. Two trees removed deemed insignificant to amenity with many remaining; conditions protect others during construction as site in private woodland with deemed tree registration.
Business Policy 11
Tourism development must meet sustainable objectives and countryside protections equally. Proposal accepted as expansion of existing tourism facility supported by precedents.
Foxdale Local Plan Policy F/P/T/1
Encourages tourism promotion in Foxdale including expansion of existing facilities with positive tourism contribution, but no adverse countryside impacts from visuals/traffic/parking/servicing. Prior approvals establish positive contribution; current scheme avoids impacts via screening and access works.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of two detached tourist units and access alterations as shown in drawings 100 and 101 received 16th October 2013.
Tree protection scheme
No development shall commence until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority to safeguard the existing trees within the site and those trees whose root structure may extend within the site, from damage or injury during construction works. In particular no excavations, site works, trenches or channels shall be cut or pipes or services laid or any other works carried out in such a way as to cause damage or injury to trees by interference with their root structure and no soil or waste shall be deposited on the land in such a position as to be likely to cause damage or injury to the trees.
Tree retention and replacement
The existing trees shown on the drawing to be retained shall not be cut down, grubbed out, topped, lopped or uprooted without the written consent of the Planning Authority. In the event that any of the trees referred to should be removed without such consent or should die, become seriously damaged or diseased within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development, they shall be replaced in the next planting season with another of similar species in the same location, unless the Planning Authority has given written consent to any variation.
Tourist use restriction
The tourist units shall be used only by tourists with no individual tenancy exceeding 4 weeks in duration between Easter and October 31st, outside of these months longer lets may be permitted.
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