11 March 2005 · Planning Committee
Hillside, Ballaragh, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7pw
The proposal involved demolishing an existing roadside garage at Hillside, forming an off-road car parking bay for the existing house, and siting a new split-level dwelling further back in the garden area on Ballaragh Road, Laxey. This was an approval in principle application with notional plans submitted.
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emerging Laxey and Lonan Plan
Designates residential area excluding this site; proposal extends development beyond these boundaries. Assessed as backland development not constituting true infilling, akin to refused PA 01/2456 at Sea Dawn.
Approved the application subject to provision of suitable water and sewerage facilities and no prejudice to nearby properties
Department of Transport Highways Division repeatedly objected due to inadequate sight lines and parking arrangements compromising road safety; Lonan Parish Commissioners approved subject to conditions on utilities and no prejudice to neighbours.
Key concern: sight lines proposed do not comply with the standards adopted by DoT Highways
Department of Transport Highways Division
Objection"The response of DoT Highways remains Objection: 1. The sight lines proposed do not comply with the standards adopted by DoT Highways, contrary to the interests of road safety. 2. The parking proposed for Hillside entails revising on or off the highway, contrary to the interests of road safety."; "In examining all planning applications with a highways input, the stance of DoT Highways is not simply to acknowledge that the application makes an unsafe situation less so, it is to consider whether or not the impact of the application on the highway is satisfactory – or not."; "Just because a site is difficult to develop does not mean that the highway authority should be forced into a compromise which is potentially unsafe."
Lonan Parish Commissioners
Supportthe board has approved the above Planning Application. This is subject to the approval of the Planning Committee of the Department of Local Government and Environment. The Boards’ approval is subject to the provision of suitable water and sewerage facilities, and that it should not be to the prejudice of nearby properties.
Conditions requested: provision of suitable water and sewerage facilities; should not be to the prejudice of nearby properties
