**Document:** Planning and Design Statement **Application:** 08/02161/B — Erection of a dwelling including garaging, ancillary accommodation and landscaping **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2009-02-20 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / planning_statement **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/86570-braddan-plot-3-ballanard-new-build-dwelling/documents/1159125 --- # Planning and Design Statement 26.107.2013 Heritage Homes Ltd. A A A Erection of Dwelling with Garaging and Ancillary Accommodation, Plot 3, Ballanard Woods, Ballanard Road, Douglas Received 0 1108DOLGE 118 02161 Town and Country Planning Act 1999 PLANNING AND BUILDING CONTROL DIRECTORATE Decision: Date and Once in Time Final Appeal Wendec Returned Planning and Design Statement heritage homes Heritage Homes Ltd. Erection of Dwelling with Garaging and Ancillary Accommodation, Plot 3, Ballanard Woods, Ballanard Road, Douglas Planning and Design Statement 1. Detailed planning approval has been granted under PA 07/01917 for the layout of 21 residential plots, roads, sewers and open space on land to the west of Ballanard Road and between the residential areas of Highton Wood Hill and The Castleward Green. Seventeen of the plots are within an area which is designated for Low Density Housing in Parkland by the Douglas Local Plan; Planning Circular 8/89 "Low Density Housing in Parkland" carries a requirement for each new dwelling to be substantial, well designed and finished and set within at least 1 acre of its own grounds. They must also be sited so as to "sit comfortably and naturally" in a landscaped setting which acknowledges existing ground contours and trees. 2. Ballanard Woods is served by a single access road which leads from Ballanard Road, and Plot 3 is located a short distance to the west of the entrance. It has an area of just over an acre, with levels generally falling from east to west. The access point into Plot 3 has been moved northwards from that previously approved so as to reduce the gradient of the driveway, and whilst this requires a slight alteration of the boundary between plots 3 and 4 the area of each plot remains as approved (i.e. at least an acre). 3. Plot 3 is separated from Ballanard Road by Plots 1 and 2 and contains a number of mature trees within its boundary, which as indicated on the landscaping plan which forms part of this application will form the basis of the landscaping for the site and reduce the need to plant new trees. Drainage arrangements for the overall development have already been approved under PA 07/01917, in this instance the dwelling on Plot 3 will be connected to the mains foul sewer and surface water will be discharged to a watercourse within the overall site. 4. Clearly any dwelling which is located within an area of Low Density Housing in Parkland will, by virtue of the planning policy requirement for dwellings to be substantial and set within plots of at least an acre, be intended to address demand at the upper end of the housing market. The proposed dwelling has been designed accordingly, and includes an appropriate level of garaging and ancillary staff/guest accommodation. The existing dwellings of Ballanard Road and The Castleward Green provide the most relevant immediate context in terms of architectural style and dwelling appearance, and present a varied mix of styles with no predominant or even noticeable theme. Nonetheless consideration of the dwelling's appearance has obviously formed an integral part of the comprehensive design process which has been undertaken and which, in our view, has produced an entirely appropriate design for a dwelling and site of this nature. Further details of the design concept are attached at Appendix 1. --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/86570-braddan-plot-3-ballanard-new-build-dwelling/documents/1159125*