Officer Planning Report Recommendations

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Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises the curtilage of a detached dwelling that is located on Ramsey Road in Laxey. The proposed development comprises of the creation of a vehicular access and off-road parking area within the application site. PLANNING HISTORY

Whilst the application site has been the subject of a number of previous planning applications it is considered that none of these are specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.

REPRESENTATIONS Laxey Village Commissioners have no objections to the planning application. The Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application. The Department of Transport Drainage Division do not oppose the planning application subject to conditions. PLANNING POLICY

In terms of strategic plan policy, although the Isle of Man Strategic Plan contains policies identifying general planning considerations that are applicable to the assessment of a planning application it is considered that there are no specific policies within the plan that are material to the assessment of this current planning application.

In terms of local plan policy, the application site is within an area recognised as being within predominantly residential use under the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005. Policy L/RES/PR/1 states:

"Residential development will generally only be approved within the study area in those areas designated as proposed and existing residential. In particular, in the case of Agneash no further dwellings will be approved although, as will be the case in areas zoned as residential, alterations and extensions to existing property may be accepted if such proposals are sympathetic to the character and appearance of both the building to be altered and the surrounding area in general."

Assessment

Given the limited visual impact arising from the proposed development the primary consideration in the assessment of the planning application is considered to be highway safety. On the basis that the Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application it is concluded that any such impact on highway safety is acceptable.

It is recommended that the planning application be approved.

Party Status

It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

• Laxey Village Commissioners;
• The Department of Transport Highways Division; and
• The Department of Transport Drainage Division.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 15.01.2008

Signed: _________________________ M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control

Recommendation
Recommended Decision:	Permitted
Date of Recommendation:	15.01.2008
Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal
C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
O : Notes attached to refusals
C 1.	The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
C 2.	This approval relates to the location plan and composite drawing date stamped the 16th October 2007.
C 3.	There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewer.
N 1.	The applicant is advised to contact the Department of Transport Highways Division Sea Terminal Douglas regarding permission to discharge surface water to the roadside gully.