D10

Braaid (D10)

Landscape Character Area Braaid (D10)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the area, with its open large pastoral fields;
2. its Manx hedges;
3. its scattered farm houses fringed by trees;
4. its sunken and enclosed rural road network and its numerous archaeological features.

Key Views

Extensive uninterrupted panoramic views from higher points over large open fields and Greeba Valley and the northern Uplands and eastwards to the built-up edge of Douglas.

Some glimpsed views over fields from most sections of roads, which are enclosed by high grassed Manx hedgerows for the most part.

Foxdale (D11)

Landscape Character Area Foxdale (D11)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the area, with its wooded valley bottoms, its strong geometric field patterns delineated by Manx hedges;
2. its numerous traditional buildings and its network of small roads and lanes;
3. Restoration of landscapes distributed by former mining activities.

Key Views

Open views down and across the valley towards St Johns, the Greeba Valley and beyond to the peaks of the Northern Uplands from areas of higher ground.

Enclosed views up to the surrounding Southern Upland areas and Stoney Mountain Plantation.

Douglas Head (D12)

Landscape Character Area Douglas Head (D12)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the area, with its open and panoramic views over large rectilinear fields;
2. its steep winding small lanes enclosed by grassed Manx hedges;
3. its scattered hill farms fringed by trees.

Key Views

Open and expansive views from most of the area out to sea, along the coast, over Douglas Bay and inland over the incised inland plateau up to the northern Uplands.

Telecommunications tower on hill top forms highly visible landmark in surrounding areas.

Landscape Proposal 6 (Douglas Head)

Douglas Headland is exposed and prominent from many viewpoints. This is considered an outstanding natural feature and one which should be conserved. In order to conserve this vista of seascape and coastal views, applications for planning approval for new development in this area will generally not be supported. It is acknowledged that maintenance and need for upkeep may lead some existing development to seek planning approval from time to time, such as the radio transmission/telecoms site at Carnane.

In cases where new development is proposed, applications must demonstrate that it can be suitably integrated into the surrounding landscape setting through reasonable mitigation measures and include considering siting, colours, materials, finishes and the general scale.

Santon (D13)

Landscape Character Area Santon (D13)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the area, with its wooded valley bottoms and wooded horizons;
2. its scattered settlement pattern;
3. its Victorian garden and the railway.

Key Views

Open and expansive views from the higher areas along the rugged coast in the east and inland towards the upland areas over Braaid.

Incinerator chimney forms a notable landmark in the immediate area.

Glimpsed views framed by vegetation in the valley bottoms and along the main roads where they follow the wooded valley bottoms.

Views in the northern part of the area up to the Transmitting Masts on top of Douglas Head hill top.

Views from Isle of Man Steam Railway.

Landscape Proposal 7 (Santon)

In cases where new development is proposed, applications must demonstrate that it can be suitably integrated into the surrounding landscape setting through reasonable mitigation measures and considering siting, colours, materials, finishes and the general scale.

Ballamodha, Earystane & St Mark's (D14)

Landscape Character Area Ballamodha, Earystane & St Mark's (D14)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance the:

1. character, quality and distinctiveness of this farmed landscape with various field patterns defined by different hedges;
2. scattered settlement pattern of traditional hamlets, farmsteads and nucleated settlements fringed by trees;
3. varied road network enclosed by grassed Manx hedges and roadside vegetation;
4. numerous wooded valleys and glens;
5. physical structure and setting of upstanding heritage features such as the Silverdale watermill.

Key Views

Distant views prevented at times by dense woodland in river valleys and by the cumulative screening effect of hedgerow trees, which tend to create wooded horizons.

Open and panoramic views out to sea from the higher areas on the upper western parts of the area where there are few trees to interrupt.