06/00686/BRefused

26 July 2006 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M.I. McCauley)

Creation of a new field access

Field 975 Adjacent To Loughan E Yeigh, Track From Garey Road, Garey, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2eh

Received24 Apr 2006

Validated27 Apr 2006

Decided26 Jul 2006

3 months

Received24 Apr 2006

Validated27 Apr 2006

Decided26 Jul 2006

3 months

Why was this refused?

landscape and visual impact on protected countryside and registered woodland
inadequate highway visibility splays
highway safety risks
unnecessary loss of attractive roadside vegetation
insufficient agricultural justification

The application sought permission to create a new vehicular field access onto Garey Road, 13m wide extending 12m into the field before a gate, in a location chosen to minimise tree damage including removal of a dead stump.

Refusal Reasons

✗The proposed access road would by reason of its siting and design in this prominent location would result in the removal of vegetation within an area of registered woodland which will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the area and be detrimental to the visual amenities of the locality.
✗The visibility from the proposed access road onto the public highway is inadequate to serve the needs of the development and therefore would be prejudicial to highway safety.
✗In light of the comments from the Department of Transport indicating that a 2m by 23m visibility splay would be required to provide stopping sight distance, this would result in a substantial amount of vegetation being removed from the boundary adjacent to the Garey Road. It is considered that such any alteration would change the character and appearance of the locality and be detrimental to the visual amenities of the locality.

Documents (5)

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Plan and View From Road

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Decision & Reasoning

Refused26 July 2006

The officer considered the proposal's impact on the character and appearance of countryside in an area of special landscape protection, noting the roadside grasses, hedgerow and trees form an attracti…

Policies Assessed (1)

ISLEOFMANPLANNINGSCH

Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982

Governs development in unzoned open countryside including Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance and registered woodland. Officer assessed proposal as harmful to countryside character, removing attractive roadside vegetation unnecessarily despite special protection; agricultural need did not justify loss.

Public Comments (4)

ObjectionHighways Division, Department of Transport(statutory consultee)

ObjectionLezayre Parish Commissioners(parish)

ObjectionH Callow, Garey Aittin(neighbour)

ObjectionMrs M E Sale, The Coach House(neighbour)

Why was this refused?

landscape and visual impact on protected countryside and registered woodland

inadequate highway visibility splays

highway safety risks

unnecessary loss of attractive roadside vegetation

insufficient agricultural justification

Refusal Reasons

✗The proposed access road would by reason of its siting and design in this prominent location would result in the removal of vegetation within an area of registered woodland which will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the area and be detrimental to the visual amenities of the locality.
✗The visibility from the proposed access road onto the public highway is inadequate to serve the needs of the development and therefore would be prejudicial to highway safety.
✗In light of the comments from the Department of Transport indicating that a 2m by 23m visibility splay would be required to provide stopping sight distance, this would result in a substantial amount of vegetation being removed from the boundary adjacent to the Garey Road. It is considered that such any alteration would change the character and appearance of the locality and be detrimental to the visual amenities of the locality.

Policies Assessed (1)

ISLEOFMANPLANNINGSCH

Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982