24 June 2022 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
North Star House, West Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5ez
The proposal involves shifting the driveway entrance at North Star House, a two-storey dwelling on a modest paved plot in West Baldwin, from its current position directly at the junction of West Baldwin Road and Crosby Ballamodda Road to a new 6m-wide gap on the east side with 0.8m high pillars, while blocking up the o…
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The officer assessed the key issues of highway safety and visual impact on the streetscene. The relocation addresses Highway Services' concerns about difficult exiting from the existing driveway due t…
Environment Policy 1
Protects the countryside for its own sake. The officer assessed the relocated access and wall reduction as having minimal visual impact on the streetscene in this non-designated countryside area, with existing hardstanding preventing harm to character.
Transport Policy 4
Requires new highways to accommodate vehicular and pedestrian journeys safely. The new access improves visibility over the existing substandard junction position, as confirmed acceptable by Highway Services.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking in accordance with Appendix 7 standards. The proposal meets this with no issues raised on parking provision.
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.
Visibility splay
The visibility splay(s) identified on drawing 101; shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and thereafter kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1m in height above adjoining carriageway level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
Block up existing access
Within 3 months of the new access being brought into use, the existing access shall be blocked up in accordance with the approved details. Reason: to ensure the development takes place in accordance with the approved details.
do not oppose subject to conditions
no objections
Highways Development Control raised no objection subject to conditions ensuring visibility splays accord with drawing No.101 and a Section 109(A) Highway Agreement. Braddan Parish Commissioners had no objection to the proposal.
Key concern: potential visibility splays may not be fully achievable
Department of Infrastructure Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionThe visibility from the proposed access is acceptable to Highways.; The proposed remedial measures for surface water run-off onto the highway will need to be approved by Highway Services Drainage Team.; Highway Services Development Control raises no objection to the proposal subject to all access arrangement, including visibility splays, to accord to drawing No.101.; The Applicant is advised that a S109(A) Highway Agreement is needed after the grant of planning consent.
Conditions requested: all access arrangement, including visibility splays, to accord to drawing No.101
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionBraddan Commissioners considered the following planning application at their meeting last week and had no objection to it.
