**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendation
**Application:** 10/00264/B — Creation of a vehicular access
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2010-04-13
**Parish:** Douglas
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/35793-douglas-hampton-court-port/documents/1346890

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendation

## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations [Table omitted in markdown export]

### Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises land located on the northern side of Old Castletown Road in the Port Soderick area of Braddan. The proposed development comprises the creation of a vehicular access. PLANNING HISTORY

The application site has not been the subject of any previous planning applications that are considered specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.

REPRESENTATIONS

The Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application. They highlight that whilst under the provisions of PPG13 90 metre visibility splays would normally be required for a 30mph zone in this instance there have been no reported accidents at this location within the last 5 years. They are therefore willing to accept 70 metre visibility splays, as shown within the planning application.

## PLANNING POLICY

In terms of local plan policy, the application site is located within a wider area of land that is designated as open space (agricultural) under the Braddan Parish District Local Plan.

## ASSESSMENT

The planning application seeks approval for the creation of a vehicular access, which would serve an existing residential property contained within the application site.

The proposed access will provide an improved, and therefore safer, access than the existing access onto Old Castletown Road. The impact on the field is relatively minor and concluded to be outweighed by the improvement in highway safety.

It is recommended that the planning application be approved.

## Party Status

The Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division is now part of the Department of Infrastructure of which the planning authority is part. As such, the Highways and Traffic Division cannot be afforded party status in this instance.

### Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted
Date of Recommendation: 06.04.2010
Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal
C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
- : Notes attached to refusals C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to drawing no.s 1002/PL001 and 1002/PL003 date stamped the 26th February 2010.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer

Decision Made : Permitted
Date :
Signed :
Senior Planning Officer

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*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/35793-douglas-hampton-court-port/documents/1346890*