7 November 2005 · Planning Committee
Ayre Mowers, Access To Thie Ain And Ayre Mowers From Bride Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4at
The application sought approval in principle to build a single private dwelling on the site of a former workshop/store at Ayre Mowers, Bride, Isle of Man. The site is on the eastern side of the A10, south of Bride Village, outside the settle zone, and currently untidy with rubble from storm damage.
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Time limit for reserved matters
This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
Site defined by drawing
This approval relates to the application site as defined by the red line on drawing no. 5208/1/1 date stamped the 11th August 2005. No consent is granted for the siting of the new dwelling or for any engineering works shown on this particular drawing.
Vehicular turning space
Vehicular access arrangements must include a turning feature to permit a motor car to turn around within the site, so that the vehicle can emerge from the site in a forward gear.
Sight lines for access
Any subsequent reserved matters planning application must include details of sight lines and visibility splays for any vehicular access into and from the application site.
Single storey design and orientation
The design of the dwelling must have regard to the form, scale and massing of the existing surrounding properties. The height of the dwelling must only be single storey and it must be orientated in a manner that appropriately limits the opportunity for unacceptable overlooking of these properties.
Foul and surface water drainage
The proposed development must be connected to the main foul sewer. Full details of the foul and surface water disposal routes from the dwelling must be submitted as part of the subsequent detailed planning application.
no adverse traffic impacts subject to the imposition of conditions
Approved
no objection subject to conditions
express interest and request condition for water supply connection
will not object subject to very careful design and single storey
