16 February 2015 · Head of Development Management (delegated authority), signed by Director of Planning and Building Control
Garage, Brookside, Tosaby Road, Eairy, Isle Of Man, IM4 3hw
The proposal is for a new garden store on a 0.9ha site in open space land near Brookside Cottage, Eairy, measuring 9.3m by 7m in footprint, 2.1m to eaves and 3.2m to ridge, finished in timber with a dark felted roof, sited 5m from an adjacent watercourse.
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The officer acknowledged the site's open space designation under the 1982 Plan creates a presumption against development per ENV1 and GP2, with no specific policies for domestic outbuildings, but note…
Environment Policy 1
Presumption against development in open space areas not designated for particular purposes. Officer assessed the proposal as acceptable despite this due to site size justifying storage for maintenance, limited visual impact from location between residences and near Eairy, and precedent garage approval.
General Policy 2
General policy reinforcing presumption against development in undesignated open space. Officer weighed against site-specific factors like scale, screening, and lack of objections to find it acceptable.
Environment Policy 7
Protects watercourses from harm, normally prohibiting development within 8m; requires risk assessment, pollution measures, and phased works. Proposal is 5m from watercourse but DEFA Fisheries raised no objection if no stream impact; no demonstrable harm identified, allowing approval.
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.
Ancillary storage use
The shed hereby approved may only be used for storage purposes ancillary to the occupation and use of "Brookside" within the application site. Reason: to ensure that the building is used for purposes appropriate to its location.
do not object to the application
do not object provided that there is no impact on the adjacent stream
