16 June 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
5, Keyll Lhiarjee, New Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7ht
The site is the curtilage of a detached dwelling in the Laxey Conservation Area, currently accessed via Keyll Lhiarjee. The proposal creates a new access onto New Road, including demolition of a section of the front boundary wall and a new fence matching the existing one with No.4.
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The officer assessed the proposal primarily on highway safety and character/appearance impacts. For highway safety, the new access complies with the Manual for Manx Roads, and DoI Highway Services con…
General Policy 2
Requires development to be appropriate in scale, character, and location. Officer found proposal complies overall, with specific tests on highway safety and conservation area impact passed due to small scale and highway approval.
Environment Policy 34
Relates to conservation areas. Assessed against preserving character; small-scale wall removal and matching fence deemed not harmful.
Environment Policy 35
Supports development enhancing conservation areas. Proposal preserves rather than enhances but complies as non-harmful.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Materially relevant strategic policy; officer confirmed overall compliance without specific testing detailed.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man
Supplementary policy for conservation areas; special attention paid per s.18(4) TCPA 1999, with proposal not harming character.
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.
does not oppose this application after the new access was widened; no significant road safety or highway network efficiency issues
Mixed responses including objection from Garff Commissioners on highway safety grounds, initial request for revisions from DOI Highways followed by conditional no objection, deferral from Garff Commissioners initially, and objections from neighbouring residents over visibility, safety, land ownership, and conservation area impact.
Key concern: highway safety and visibility splays
DOI Highways
Conditional No ObjectionThe application meets almost all of the highway requirements... Highways request that the minor alteration of entry splays are added to the access; Recommendation: Request further information / revisions.
Conditions requested: entry splays of 1m x 1m; Section 109(A) Highway Agreement post planning consent; Highway Drainage Team to assess surface run-off
DOI Highways
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services Development Control raises no objection to the proposal subject to all access arrangements to accord to Drawing No. B/7744/1 B.; Recommendation: DNOC
Conditions requested: all access arrangements to accord to Drawing No. B/7744/1 B; S109(A) Highway Agreement post planning consent; Highway Drainage Team may wish to review surface run-off
Garff Commissioners
No CommentThe Commissioners note the application for a new entrance onto the A2 Highway. They defer to Highways in this matter and reserve their remarks.
Garff Commissioners
ObjectionThe Board resolved to Object to the proposals on highway safety grounds.; Several objections from neighbours were noted.
Woodcroft, New Road Laxey
ObjectionTurning into or out off this driveway would only be achieved if they drove on the wrong side of main roadway.; recommend the planning committee to refuse permission for this application.
4 Keyll Lhiarjee
Conditional No ObjectionIf a minor alteration were made to these plans so that the proposed fence follows the boundary of the two properties... we would have no further objection to the application.
Conditions requested: fence to follow property boundary as indicated in Figure 2
4 Keyll Lhiarjee
ObjectionWe would like to revise our previous statement to we would have no further objections if the fence were built in a location as to provide an acceptable turning radius for the roadway.
Conditions requested: fence built to provide acceptable turning radius for the roadway
