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Clerk to the Commissioners Mr I. J. MAULE BSc DipLaw Telephone: 01624 851630 Email: [email protected]
HALL CAINE PAVILION OLD CHURCH ROAD CROSBY ISLE OF MAN IM4 2HA
For the attention of Mr A Johnstone, Planning Appeals Administrator Isle of Man Government, Cabinet Office, Government Office, Bucks Road, DOUGLAS, Isle of Man
16 July 2015
Dear Sir,
Town and Country Planning Act (Development Procedure) (No.2) Order 2013 Reference L12-13/DF15/0021 Planning Application 15/00462/B Extension of Existing Car Park and Provision of Picnic Area Car Park, Chibbanagh Plantation, Cooil Road, Braaid Applicant: Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture
The above was considered by the Commissioners at their meeting on Wednesday last. Comment from neighbours is noted.
The Commissioners had no objection to the application at first instance and have nothing to add in respect of the additional views communicated.
The Commissioners trust that this is helpful. Please contact the undersigned if you require further information.
Yours Faithfully
Cabinet Office Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN
10 July 2015
Director of Forestry, Amenity & Lands Andrew Sidebottom Forestry, Amenity & Lands Directorate, Thie Sileau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St. Johns, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS. Tel no (01624) 801263 Fax no (01624) 685851 Email: [email protected] www.gov.im
Our Ref: 15/00462/B
Dear Mr Johnstone,
Application No: 15/00462/B
Proposal: Extension to existing car park and creation of picnic area
Address: Car Park Chibbanagh Plantation Cooll Road Braaid Isle of Man
Further to Application Number 15/00462/B being sent through to you I write on behalf of the Department to address some of the comments made in the two objections raised.
The area has a long standing recreational use and regularly suffers from congestion in the car park, particularly at peak times such as when there are events within the forest. The extension to the car park is aimed to allow a wider range of users to enjoy the area and particularly those who may otherwise not access the area, for example due to mobility issues or uses which require increased parking areas such as horse riders.
There are no intentions to illuminate the car park and the existing litter bins will be replaced once the works are complete.
In the future it is intended that the Department will move towards increased educational signage rather than restrictive signage so that visitors understand the need to stay on certain routes or control dogs, for example, rather than it being an instruction. This, combined with an increased number of visitors for different reasons is likely to change the demographic and behaviour of other users with an increased element of "self-policing." Whilst education/signage may not always be totally effective it is hoped that by creating "honey-pot" sites in plantations or forests pressures on foot-paths which run directly across farm-land will be reduced and thus hopefully reduce the overall impact on livestock generally rather than worsening it.
In the past the Department has also specifically cleared (and/or left un-cleared) certain areas so as to steer dog owners away from boundary areas so that less controlled dogs are less likely to stray onto adjacent land.
The intention of increased access across the Departments estate is to develop the use of the countryside for health and economic benefit to the Isle of Man as a whole. Focussing on this site, because the adjacent road is often busy, it is important to ensure that vehicles associated with such activity do not cause danger or nuisance to other road users by parking off the site and on the road.
Finally, whilst the landscape is still stark and the boundary between one of the objectors and the proposed extension is not currently screened following the disease management harvesting the land in between has been planted with broadleaved trees, in part by volunteers, which will create a long term screen to noise and disturbance.
I trust that this is helpful.
Yours sincerely
Oliver O'Meara
Deputy Estates Manager
Planning Secretary Planning & Building Control Division Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas
Our Reference: L12-13/DF15/0021
Dear Sir/Madam,
CABINET OFFICE Government Office DOUGLAS Isle of Man IM1 3PN Direct Line (01624) 685280 Fax Number (01624) 685710 Email [email protected] CHIEF SECRETARY Will Greenhow ACMA 3rd July 2015
Thank you for your letter concerning the above captioned application which will be passed to the Inspector appointed to consider the matter.
If you have anything further that you wish to add to your previous submission I should be grateful if you send it to me by 5 p.m. on 24th July 2015. A copy of your statement will be made available to the other parties involved in this application and, therefore, it would be appreciated if you could supply 11 COLLATED SETS of your submission of case.
This matter is scheduled to be dealt with by way of written submissions only without appearing before the Inspector at an inquiry. Please advise me in writing if you are in agreement for this procedure to be followed, but if no reply is received by the date stated above it will be considered as agreement with this procedure.
Yours faithfully,
A Johnstone Planning Appeals Administrator On behalf of the Chief Secretary
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