6 September 2005 · Planning Committee
Field 311715 Adjacent To Lheany Voar, Ballaquane Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1py
The proposal involved developing a gorse/bramble-covered field and the site of an existing dwelling into 23 detached four-bedroom dwellings at a density of 8.8 dwellings per acre, with a new shared surface cul-de-sac access from Ballaquane Road, visitor parking, turning area, and retention of boundary hedges with addit…
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Manx Roads 1
Requires visibility splays at accesses; condition imposed to ensure compliance for road safety.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Underground services
All services must be laid underground, and all soil-stacks must be constructed internally.
Landscaping scheme
No development may commence until there has been approved by the Planning Authority a scheme of landscaping which includes indications of all existing trees and hedges within the site and details of any to be retained together with measures for their protection during the course of construction. This scheme should include details of: the new section of hedge along Ballaquane Road; any alteration to the existing hedge along Ballaquane Road in response to condition (5) below; and; the proposed tree planting along the southwest and northeast boundaries. The scheme should also include the retention of existing hedges along the southwest and northeast boundaries.
Landscaping implementation
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwellings, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
Visibility splays
Slight lines/visibility splays at the proposed access to Ballaquane Road must be constructed in accordance with Manx Roads 1.
Home Zone traffic calming
On completion, the development will become a Home Zone; traffic calming measures, including Home Zone features at the access point, must be incorporated in the design.
Road completion
Prior to the occupation of any dwelling, there must be constructed, between that dwelling and the adopted highway, an adequately lit and usable roadway.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawings which are numbered 2285-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, and 31548-201, 202, and date stamped 29th April 2005, and 31548-200 Rev. A date stamped 19th July 2005.
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
no adverse traffic impacts, subject to conditions on sight lines, parking, and Home Zone features
applicant to consult fire safety dept for access and hydrants
no objection subject to dropped kerbs, tactile paving, disabled parking, and Part M building regs
no comment; note applicant to contact for water supply connection
Multiple consultees responded to application 05/00842/B for 23 detached dwellings in Peel, with Peel Town Commissioners, IoMWA, DOT Highways (conditional), Disability Access Office, and Fire Safety Officer recommending approval subject to conditions, while a resident objected on design and infrastructure grounds.
Peel Town Commissioners
SupportRECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
IoMWA
Conditional No ObjectionThe Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws.
Conditions requested: condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes; For connections that comprise more than a single connection to a water main or service, or where new water mains and hydrants will be required, the applicant should contact the IoMWA Planning and Projects Section, tel. 69 59 58
DOT Highways
Conditional No ObjectionNo adverse traffic impacts, subject to the imposition of the following conditions
Conditions requested: Sight lines/visibility splays shall be constructed in accordance with Manx Roads 1.; On site parking arrangements shall comply with the provisions set out in Manx Roads 1.; On completion, the proposed development will become a Home Zone. Traffic calming principles, including Home Zone features at the access point(s), shall be incorporated into the design.
Disability Access Office
Conditional No ObjectionConditions requested: Estate layouts should ensure there are dropped kerbs at all road junctions and that appropriate tactile paving is provided.; Dropped kerb crossing places should also be provided at various points along any road although these can be provided by way of driveways to properties.; If however the alternative 'shared surface' option is used then there should be a clear delineation line between pavement and road to assist people with sight impairment.; Where common parking is to be provided then 5% should be designated disabled parking.; The dwelling should be built under the Part M Building Regulations and where possible built to be as accessible as possible for all disabilities including unassisted wheelchair users.
Fire And Rescue Service
Conditions requested: APPLICANT TO CONSULT FIRE SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF FIRE SAFETY INCLUDING ACCESS FOR FIRE APPLIANCES AND PROVISION OF FIRE HYDRANTS.
