Officer Planning Report

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Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises of a parcel of land that is located to the west of Gardeners Lane in Ramsey. The proposed development comprises the erection of an electricity substation on the application site. PLANNING HISTORY

The application site and surrounding land has been the subject of a number of planning applications, two of which are considered specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application:

Planning application 03/01846/B sought planning approval for the residential estate development comprising of roads, plots, sewers and layout for 26 semi detached dwellings, 14 terraced dwellings, 10 apartments, 1 children's nursery, 1 public house with managers accommodation and 2 lock up retail units on land located to the south of the application site for the current planning application. This previous planning application was granted planning approval on the 25th January 2007.

Planning application 08/01319/B sought planning approval for amendments to dwelling design and dwelling/fence/driveway positions on approved residential development (03/01846/B) on land located to the south of the application site for the current planning application. This previous planning application was granted planning approval on the 15th September 2008.

REPRESENTATIONS Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection to the planning application. The Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application. PLANNING POLICY

In terms of land use planning, the application site is within the area covered by the West Ramsey Development Framework. This framework document was written in response to the provisions of the written statement

(Planning Circular 2/99) that supports the Ramsey Local Plan, which requires that the "development of this land should be undertaken only in accordance with an approved scheme for the whole area".

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.

Assessment

The planning application seeks planning approval for the erection of an electricity substation on the application site.

The proposed electricity substation, which is related to the residential development of the land that is located to the south of application site, is a single storey building with rendered walls, tile roof and associated hardstanding. The overall scale of development proposed by the planning application is relatively modest and has a consequentially limited impact on public and private amenity within the surrounding area.

Given that the electricity substation is clearly related to the implementation of approved residential development and is modest in scale the proposed development is concluded to be acceptable. Accordingly, 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:

Ramsey Town Commissioners; and The Department of Transport Highways Division.

Recommendation
Recommended Decision:	Permitted
Date of Recommendation:	21.01.2009
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.
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This approval relates to drawing no2291_APL_016 rev. B and M125 date stamped the 15th October 2008 and drawing no. 2291_A_PL_10 rev. E date stamped the 25th November 2008.
I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)
Decision Made : Permitted	Date: 28/1/09
Signed: Senior Planning Officer