Approval in principle for the erection of holiday cottages

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The site is designated as Open Space on the Onchan Local Plan. As such the development of this site would be contrary to the prevailing land use policies of both Tynwald and the Department.
• ✗Whilst the Onchan Local Plan makes some provision for the development of tourist accommodation in rural areas (policy O/TRT/P/3) this is on the basis that the development of the tourist accommodation can be provided without adverse visual impact or adverse traffic noise or other infrastructural implications. In this case... the site is substantial in size and could accommodate a large number of tourist units with no significant landscape features within the site to help mitigate the impact of the development. The development would as such, have an adverse visual impact.
• ✗Little Mill and Ballacottier Roads are rural roads with limited forward visibility in places and limited width in others. This road is not suited for further development...
• ✗The site has a frontage which is of insufficient length to accommodate a new access which provides visibility splays which are to the satisfaction of the Department of Transport...
• ✗The site falls within an area designated as unsuitable for development due to pollution of an existing or future water supply.
• ✗The current capacity of the Glencrutchery Water treatment works is such that a portable supply of water could not be guaranteed...