13 April 2022 · Planning Committee
Mullinaragher House, Rheast Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 2hr
The proposal involves replacing an existing detached double garage, workshop, and stores (10m x 12.8m footprint) with a new detached building measuring 18m x 7m, featuring a hipped tiled roof, garage and workshop on the ground floor, and storage above accessed by loft ladder.
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The site is on unzoned 'white land' where GP3 presumes against development, but the replacement garage was deemed acceptable as it falls within the residential curtilage and respects the countryside u…
General Policy 3
Presumes against development on unzoned land unless fitting specific criteria (a-h); proposal for replacement garage in residential curtilage does not fit exactly but accepted due to reasonableness of scale/siting and minimal impacts.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake and restricts adverse visual impact; new building subservient to house, minimal visibility from road, no harm to rural setting.
Housing Policy 16
Supports extensions/alterations to countryside properties if respectful of proportion, form, appearance, and minimal visual impact; design matches house ridge/eaves, hipped roof, matching materials.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires design to positively contribute; proposal reads as one residential unit with house via matching finishes and proportions.
General Policy 2
General development control principles (a-n) on design (b), visual impact (c,f), amenity (g), sustainability (n); smaller footprint, rear parking, no neighbour harm, efficient glazing.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Ancillary use only
The development hereby approved may only be used as part of the occupation of the main house (Mullinaragher House) and not occupied separately. Reason: to ensure the development takes place in accordance with the approved details.
Driveway surfacing
The application hereby approved shall surface the driveway connecting to the highway with a consolidated and bound surfacing material between the gate and the carriageway edge of the adjacent public highway. Reason: To minimise the risk of loose material being carried onto the highway.
No Highways Interest (22/12/21)
DEFA Ecosystems Policy Officer requests a condition prohibiting Schedule 8 plants and cherry laurel in new hedging planting, with advice on bird nesting season, and has no issues with tree removal; DOI Highways Division does not oppose the application.
Key concern: prohibition of Schedule 8 plants and cherry laurel in new hedging planting
DEFA Ecosystems Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionWe request that a condition is secured for no plants listed on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife Act 1990 or cherry laurel, to be used in the planting.; It is an offence to plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild, any plant listed on Schedule 8.; ideally all vegetation removal should take place outside of nesting bird season. If this is not possible then through checks for nesting birds should be made first
Conditions requested: no plants listed on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife Act 1990 or cherry laurel, to be used in the planting
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.
