21 July 2005 · Planning Committee
Garden Adjacent To Yn Druin, Glen Tramman, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2as
The proposal sought approval in principle to erect a single dwelling within the garden of the existing property 'Yn Drum' on Lezayre Road in Lezayre, a rural area not zoned for residential development.
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The officer recommended refusal because the site is not zoned for residential development, the proposed dwelling does not represent an appropriate replacement of an existing dwelling, and there is no …
Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982
The policy restricts residential development to zoned areas or specific exceptions like replacement dwellings or agricultural need. The officer assessed the site as unzoned countryside with no replacement or agricultural justification, directly failing the policy test. Planning Circular 1/88 was specifically cited as breached by the additional countryside dwelling.
Planning Circular 1/88
This circular supports the 1982 Order by limiting countryside development. The proposal was tested against it and found contrary due to lack of zoning, replacement status, or agricultural worker need, with no tension noted as the site clearly fell outside permitted categories.
SPMC&E unable to comment due to lack of drawings; Highways Division objects due to insufficient access details; Lezayre Parish Commissioners refuse due to unzoned land and dangerous access.
Key concern: Land is in an area which is not zoned for development
SPMC&E
No CommentThere are no drawings or even a photograph such that would give us any idea of the style, condition or worth of the existing dwelling and thus we cannot form an opinion as to whether the proposal represents an improvement or a loss, in terms of visual effect on the village; The site plan could be read to imply that the new siting (well removed from the footprint of the present dwelling, it would seem) trespasses into agricultural land outside the present domestic curtilage?
Department of Transport Highways Division
ObjectionThere are insufficient details given of the access, including sightlines, for the proposed road or drive onto the adopted highway, to serve the needs of the development.; In the interests of road safety.
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
ObjectionThe land is in an area which is not zoned for development. Access to the proposed dwelling is close to an extremely dangerous corner.
