25 March 2015 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
72, Cronk Cullyn, Colby, Isle Of Man, IM9 4ps
The proposal involves erecting four smaller detached dwellings (two Raleighs replacing the approved larger Lancaster, plus the approved Cambridge and Oxford) within an approved 60-dwelling estate on sloping open land designated Res(Prop) under the Southern Area Plan 2013.
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The officer assessed the proposal as an amendment to the approved estate layout under PA 13/91392/B, replacing a large Lancaster dwelling (15.4m frontage) with two smaller Raleighs (9m frontage each, …
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design, landscaping, amenity, access, road safety, and services. Officer assessed the amended house types and positions as compliant, with no adverse impacts on character, views, or neighbours given estate context and limited external visibility.
Environment Policy 7
Protects watercourses with 8m buffers, risk assessments, and pollution measures. Site has a watercourse on eastern boundary; officer noted no issues as layout follows approved plans with no encroachment.
Strategic Policy 10
Promotes integrated transport minimising car use and ensuring highway safety. Access via approved estate roads from Cronk Cullyn and Ballacriy Park; pedestrian links provided as per brief.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate development traffic safely. No highway objections; uses existing approved infrastructure.
Housing Policy 5
Requires 25% affordable housing for 8+ dwellings in residential zones. Estate now 58 dwellings with 15 affordable units (exceeding 25%); original approval structured provision off-site where needed.
Recreation Policy 3
Requires amenity space for 10+ dwellings per Appendix 6. Conditioned to provide open space/play equipment before 50% occupation of estate.
Recreation Policy 4
Open space must be on-site or accessible. Provided within wider estate as approved.
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.
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.
Parking and road access
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.
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 Planning Authority. All hard landsaping works shall be permanently retained in accordance with the approved details. Reason: in the interests of the amenities of the estate.
do not oppose the application
Arbory Parish Commissioners responded with no comments on the application. An email exchange clarified plot renumbering from Plot 38 to Plots 74, 75, 76A and 76B.
Arbory Parish Commissioners
No CommentI write to confirm that my Commissioners have considered the above application and have no comments to make.
