27 April 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Wren Cottage, Main Road, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2hp
The proposal involves erecting new double timber gates at the end of the driveway and seeking retrospective approval for a timber garden shed at the front of Wren Cottage, a two-storey detached dwelling in Sulby. The site is the residential curtilage behind Sulby Old School, next to two registered buildings.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the statutory test under Section 16(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, concluding that the timber shed and gates, with good quality finishing, do n…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design, landscaping; not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, resident amenity, or locality character; consider safety/security and energy reduction. Officer assessed the gates and shed against criteria (b), (c), (g), (m), (n), finding full compliance due to good timber finishing fitting stone surroundings with no harm to character.
Strategic Policy 4
Proposals must protect or enhance the fabric and setting of registered buildings. Applied via statutory test under s16(3) Town and Country Planning Act; officer found no negative impact on settings of adjacent registered buildings due to timber materials and quality.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Focuses on visual design using local materials, character, and identity. Officer noted alignment with local character through timber fitting stone surroundings.
Environment Policy 42
Emphasises design accounting for local materials and landscaping. Considered alongside SP3 in assessing visual fit.
Spatial Policy 5
New development should positively contribute to the Island's environment. Officer concluded design is acceptable and fits context.
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.
no objection (07.03.2022)
no highway interest (28.02.2022)
Lezayre Parish Commissioners approved the application unanimously in two consultation responses, noting a minor issue with an outdated plan. DOI Highways Division consistently applied no highways interest across three responses.
Key concern: The plan submitted is outdated. It does not show the correct location of the new dwelling "Wren Cottage"
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
SupportApproved Unanimous.; Erection of timber shed (retrospective) - Wren Cottage, Main Road Sulby (Behind St Stephen’s Church) Approved Unanimous.
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
SupportApproved Unanimous
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 10.02.2022
DOI Highways Development Control
No ObjectionHighways Development Control notes the additions and amendments uploaded on 24 February 2022 and continues to apply no highway interest to this proposal.
DOI Highways Development Control
No ObjectionHighways Development control notes the additional documents uploaded on 13 April 2022 and continue to apply no highway interest to this proposal. Notwithstanding HDC confirms that the gates would be of adequate width for practical use by drivers of vehicles and pedestrians.
