29 January 2015 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
35, Cronk Cullyn, Colby, Isle Of Man, IM9 4ps
This application sought permission to amend an approved residential development by substituting three larger house types (one Yately and two Lancasters) with four smaller two-storey detached dwellings (one Yately and three smaller units) plus a 6.5m x 5m x 4.2m substation finished to match the houses with rendered wall…
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The officer assessed the proposal as minor amendments to a previously approved 60-dwelling estate, replacing three larger dwellings with four smaller ones plus a substation due to slower sales of larg…
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design, landscaping, amenity, access, highways, services, and avoid adverse impacts on landscape, habitats, or residents. Officer assessed the amended layout, smaller scale houses, and substation as compliant, with no significant change visible externally and satisfactory spacing/amenity standards maintained.
Environment Policy 7
Prohibits harm to watercourses without mitigation, requiring risk assessments, pollution measures, phased works, and 8m buffers. Noted stream on eastern boundary but no specific issues raised; proposal within approved estate deemed compliant with no adverse effects identified.
Strategic Policy 10
Promotes integrated transport minimising car use, enhancing safety and pedestrian access. Access via approved Cronk Cullyn infrastructure; no highway concerns noted.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate development traffic safely. Existing approvals implemented drainage/infrastructure; conditions ensure parking/roads prior to occupation.
Housing Policy 5
Requires 25% affordable housing for 8+ dwellings. Parent approval PA 13/91392/B conditions satisfied; applies to wider estate.
Recreation Policy 3
Requires amenity space for 10+ dwellings per Appendix 6. Condition enforces public open space/play equipment by 50th occupation in wider estate.
Recreation Policy 4
Open space on-site or nearby, accessible by foot/transport. Condition ties to wider approved estate provision.
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.
Public open space provision
All public open space and play equipment shown on the approved plans shall be provided and available for public use on or before the occupation of 50 of the dwellings within the wider estate as a whole in the area approved under PA 13/91392/B. Reason: to ensure that the public open space is available to users of the estate in accordance with the objectives of the Strategic Plan.
Parking and roads prior to occupation
No dwelling may be occupied until such time as the parking spaces associated with it have been provided and there is a road at base course level (or better) to the dwellings and its parking spaces. Reason: in the interest of the amenities of the residents in the estate.
Tree protection
No development may commence until such times as adequate protection is afforded to the existing trees on site which are to be retained - such as that shown in drawing 04 submitted in respect of PA 13/91392/B. The protection shall not be removed until the development has been completed. The protected areas shall be kept clear of any building, plant, equipment, material debris and trenching, existing ground levels shall be maintained, and there shall be no entry into the protected areas except for approved arboricultural or landscape works. Reason: in the interests of the amenity of the area.
Landscaping scheme
All hard and soft landscaping works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and programme. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants or a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department. All hard landscaping works shall be permanently retained in accordance with the approved details. Reason: in the interests of the amenities of the estate.
