Creation of a vehicular access and the retention of 1.5m wide pathway through a sodbank

The Bungalow, Main Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5ed

Received11 Jul 2005

Validated15 Jul 2005

Committee20 Jan 2006

Decided10 Nov 2005

4 months

Received11 Jul 2005

Validated15 Jul 2005

Committee20 Jan 2006

Decided10 Nov 2005

4 months

Why was this refused?

Unauthorised intensification of residential use
Lack of demonstrated agricultural need
Intrusion into protected countryside landscape
Small site size unsuitable for agriculture
Existing access to bungalow adequate
Visual harm to sodbank/hedgerow

The proposal involved creating an 8m wide vehicular gateway set back 5m from the highway into a 32m x 19m fenced field parcel adjacent to the applicant's bungalow, plus retaining a pre-existing 1.5m pathway cut through the sodbank linking the bungalow's rear garden to the field.

Refusal Reasons

✗The site is not designated for development or for residential use. The site is visible from the adjacent highway. The creation of a vehicular access and continued use of the pathway to the site would intensify the unauthorised use of the site as residential land and would represent an unwarranted intrusion into the countryside. The applicant has not demonstrated that there is sufficient need to justify the creation of an additional vehicular access and has not demonstrated that there is sufficient need to justify an encroachment into agricultural land.

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Decision & Reasoning

Refused10 November 2005

The Planning Committee determined that 'the site is not designated for development or for residential use' and is visible from the adjacent highway, so 'the creation of a vehicular access and continue…

Public Comments (3)

SupportHighways Division, Department of Transport(statutory consultee)

no adverse traffic impacts subject to conditions including turning feature within site

SupportIOM Water Authority(statutory consultee)

express interest; note water main across frontage susceptible to damage, contact before works

ObjectionBallaugh Parish Commissioners(parish)

Why was this refused?

Unauthorised intensification of residential use

Lack of demonstrated agricultural need

Intrusion into protected countryside landscape

Small site size unsuitable for agriculture

Existing access to bungalow adequate

Visual harm to sodbank/hedgerow