22 August 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Great Laxey Mine Railway Carriage Shed, Laxey Valley Gardens, Glen Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7pd
The proposal involves building a single storey structure, clad in stone to match an existing adjacent engine shed, within the curtilage of land forming part of the Laxey Mine Railway in Upper Valley Gardens, Laxey. This site is zoned as Public Open Space and lies within a Conservation Area.
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The officer assessed the proposal against Policy L/OSNC/PR/1 of the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005, which presumes against development in Public Open Space areas, but found 'sufficient justifica…
Policy L/OSNC/PR/1
Policy states: 'There will be a general presumption against development in areas designated as open space or open space for particular purposes.' The site is zoned Public Open Space. Officer set aside the policy due to the development's specific relation to Laxey Mine Railway operations and appropriate design, finding justification despite the presumption.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the location plan and drawing no.s 01004/2 date stamped the 14th June 2006.
Cable relocation
Prior to the commencement of the construction of the building the adjacent underground electrical cable must be relocated so that no part of it will be within one metre of the aforementioned building, inclusive of its footings, upon its construction.
Surface water drainage
There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewer.
No objections
Do not oppose
No objection subject to condition re surface water
No objection subject to condition requiring cable relocation or building repositioned 1m clear
