31 January 2014 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M Kallayher)
Land At, Iom College Of Further Education, Homefield Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6rb
The proposal involves creating a horticultural/agricultural project area on vacant land (<0.3 acres) adjoining the Isle of Man College, featuring 2.4m high green-painted fencing, a prefabricated changing room block (9.8m x 3.1m x 2.9m high), a galvanised metal tool store (3.6m x 2.5m x 2.2m high), and a polytunnel (14.…
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The officer assessed impacts on visual amenity from public views and residential amenity for Nos.25-37 School Road, noting built structures at least 12.8m from No.33 rear (within 23m radius) and site …
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoning to respect site/surroundings (siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping), no adverse amenity/character/highway impacts, satisfactory access/parking. Officer found proposal compliant post-amendments: relocated structures/screening mitigate amenity/visual effects; no highway issues; ancillary educational use fits zoned land.
Environment Policy 17
Permits nursery/market garden facilities if scale/form/design in keeping, no unacceptable residential amenity/highway impacts, no adverse character/appearance, screened if appropriate. Assessed built elements modest/relocated/screened, not harming School Road amenities or area character; ancillary to education not pure commercial horticulture.
Community Policy 5
Generally permits school/HE institution improvements/extensions if sited/designed per other policies, considering community use. Proposal enhances college facilities for learning (horticultural projects built by students), policy-compliant design/siting on existing zoned land.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the drawing no's 003,004 and 005 received on 11th October 2013 and drawing no's 001 rev A and 002 rev A received on 17th December 2013.
Landscaping scheme
No development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved by the Planning Department a detailed drawing showing the proposed new planting along the south/south west and north east boundary which shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
no objection
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