3 February 2004 · Minister for Local Government and the Environment (appeal decision confirming Planning Committee refusal)
Fields 534485 & 534486, (County Series 905), Adjacent Abbey Court, Abbeylands Douglas
The proposal sought approval in principle for a new dwelling and garage on two sloping fields (534485 and 534486) designated as Open Space/Agricultural land and High Landscape Value on the Onchan Local Plan, located adjacent to Abbey Court in the rural Abbeylands area near Onchan.
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The Planning Committee refused the application because the site is designated Open Space/Agricultural land and High Landscape Value/Scenic Significance on the Onchan Local Plan adopted by Tynwald in 2…
Onchan Local Plan (adopted by Tynwald March 2000)
Designates site as Open Space/Agricultural land and part of wider High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance area, prohibiting development in countryside except where justified e.g. by agricultural need. Officer assessed proposal fails as no agricultural justification, not infill, and breaches general countryside protection; Local Plan provisions strictly applied with no exceptions for personal/family connections.
Residential Development - Houses in the Countryside
Zoned areas for new housing mainly as extensions to towns/villages to use infrastructure; remaining countryside to stay substantially free from new housing. Inspector applied strictly on appeal, rejecting infill claim and noting fragile Manx countryside harmed by unjustified development, with precedent risk.
No adverse traffic impacts, subject to conditions on parking, turning, gradient, and sight lines
No objection subject to septic tank not connecting to watercourse and 8m riparian habitat from watercourse
