13 April 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Ballaveare, Old Castletown Road, Port Soderick, Isle Of Man, IM4 1bb
The proposal involves building a single-storey detached triple garage with a pitched roof, located to the northwest of the existing two-storey house in its residential curtilage. It features three garage doors on the northeast elevation, three casement windows on the northwest elevation, and a door on the southeast ele…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan, which requires developments to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design, and …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design, landscaping; not adversely affect character of landscape/townscape, amenity of residents, or locality. Officer found proposal complies as it has neutral impact on house, no streetscene impact (recessed/not visible), no amenity harm (45-degree compliance, no overlooking).
Paragraph 8.12.1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan
General presumption in favour of extensions to existing property in built-up areas where no adverse impact on adjacent property or surrounding area. Officer applied this alongside GP2 and RDG, confirming no adverse impacts on amenities, character, or streetscene.
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.
Parking use
The garage hereby approved shall at all times be made available for the parking of private motor vehicles(s) and shall be retained available for such use. Reason: To provide adequate off-street parking.
Tree protection
The protection measures and construction methods detailed in the Tree Survey and Report prepared by Manx Roots, submitted in support of the application, shall be adhered to in full, subject to the pre-arranged supervision detailed in appendix 4, by a suitably qualified and pre-appointed tree specialist. No tree marked for retention shall be cut down, uprooted, or wilfully destroyed during the development phase and thereafter within 5 years from the completion date. This condition may only be fully discharged on completion of the development subject to satisfactory written evidence of contemporaneous supervision and monitoring of the tree protection throughout construction by a suitably qualified and pre-appointed tree specialist. This condition relates to the documents, Tree Survey and Report and drawing no. 19, 20 as having been received on 21st January 2022 and drawing no 18 Rev A as having been received on 22.02.2022. Reason: to ensure that all trees to be retained are protected from development during construction, preserving the amenity value they afford to the local area.
does not object to this application
does not oppose this application; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
All three consultees (Braddan Parish Commissioners, DOI Highways, and DEFA Forestry) raised no objections to the application for a detached triple garage at Ballaveare, Old Castletown Road, Port Soderick, with DEFA Forestry recommending a condition for implementation of the tree protection plan.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No Objectionthey had no objection to any of the applications set out below; PA22/00072/B - Erection of a detached triple garage - Ballaveare, Old Castletown Road, Port Soderick, IM4 1BB
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 10.02.2022; finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking
Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) Forestry
Conditional No Objectiona new site plan has been submitted which will reduce the potential impact on the surrounding trees; A tree protection plan has been submitted, I strongly recommend the implementation of this plan be a condition of approval in order to further reduce any potential adverse impacts on the trees. Should this condition be in place, I would have no objections to the proposal.
Conditions requested: implementation of this [tree protection] plan be a condition of approval
Highways Development Control
No ObjectionHighways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 22 February 2022 and continues to not oppose this proposal.
