**Document:** Planning Refusal Notice 04/01601/A
**Application:** 04/01601/A — Approval in principle for demolition of existing garage and formation of car parking space and the siting of a split level dwelling in part of garden to
**Decision:** Refused
**Decision Date:** 2005-03-11
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/76735-lonan-hillside-demolition-garage/documents/1422613

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# Planning Refusal Notice 04/01601/A

Town and Country Planning Acts, 1934 - 1991

Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982

McGarrigle & Jackson
19 Mount Havelock
Douglas
IM1 2QG

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the following application made on behalf of:

Name: Mr & Mrs D Cheseman
Proposal: Approval in principle for demolition of existing garage and formation of car parking space and the siting of a split level dwelling in part of garden to
at: Hillside
Ballaragh
Laxey
IM4 7PW

which was considered on 25 February 2005, for the reasons set out below.

Date of Issue: 11 March, 2005

Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas

Secretary Planning Committee

REASONS FOR REFUSAL:

1. It is not clear from the drawings that a satisfactory means of access to the new property could be provided to enable vehicles to be driven out of the site onto the Ballaragh Road in a safe manner. Furthermore, vehicles parked within the proposed car parking bay to serve "Hillside" will obscure visibility further for the drivers of vehicles emerging onto the highway from the proposed access. Whilst the layby may well improve visibility for drivers emerging from the site from "Hillside", those emerging from the new plot will still have limited visibility - limited by the physical impediments to the south and possibly vehicles parked in the layby. Thus there would be only limited, if any improvement in road safety as

a result of this development which will increase the number of vehicles emerging
onto the highway at this point.

2. The development of this site would appear to extend built development beyond
the area designated for residential use on the emerging Laxey and Lonan Plan: the
adopted land use plan for this area (the 1982 Development Plan Order) designates
the area as Open Space within a wider area of High Landscape Value and Scenic
Significance. As such, this proposal would not be in accordance with either the
existing or proposed land use designation for this area and attention is drawn to
other applications for similar development which has been refused in this area (PA
01/2456 - at "Sea Dawn").

3. This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance
with Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 of the Isle of Man Planning Scheme
(Development Plan) Order 1982.

Note 1: The decision contained in this notice does not become final until:-
- the time for requesting a review of the initial decision has expired; or
- any review of the initial decision has been completed; or
- the time for requesting an appeal in relation to any decision at review has
expired; or
- any appeal has been completed.

Note 2: Rights of review against the decision are attached.

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*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/76735-lonan-hillside-demolition-garage/documents/1422613*