5 March 2026 · Delegated - Principal Planner (A Morgan, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control)
Land South Of Rowany Cottage Rowany Drive Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6lp
The proposal involves building a detached single-storey bungalow with a 3-bedroom layout, open-plan kitchen/diner, lounge, two bathrooms, and an attached flat-roof garage on a grassed garden plot within the curtilage of Rowany Cottage.
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The officer determined that the site is a suitable infill plot within the defined settlement boundary of Port Erin, zoned Predominantly Residential, where the principle of development is acceptable un…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Concentrates development in service centres like Port Erin within defined boundaries to provide housing opportunities. Officer assessed site as suitable infill in built-up residential area, confirming principle acceptable.
Spatial Policy 5
Locates new development within defined settlements. Site within Port Erin settlement boundary and residential zoning supported principle.
Housing Policy 1
Provides for additional dwellings over plan period. Contributes to housing supply in sustainable location.
Housing Policy 4
Locates new housing in existing towns/villages. Site in Port Erin confirms compliance.
General Policy 2
Permits development respecting site/surroundings in siting, scale, design, amenity, access, highway safety, ecology, flood risk. Proposal met all tests (a)-(n) with no adverse impacts.
Environment Policy 4
Protects species/habitats. Ecology survey and mitigation plan addressed loss of scrub/nesting habitat; condition ensures implementation.
Environment Policy 42
New development to reflect local character, avoid inappropriate backland or loss of green spaces. Simple bungalow design fits estate character without overdevelopment.
Transport Policy 4
Highway access and safety standards. Visibility splays and parking compliant post-amendments.
Transport Policy 7
Parking provision per Manual for Manx Roads. Overprovision with garage + 2 spaces.
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.
Soft landscaping scheme
Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted, a soft landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The scheme shall include details of all new trees and hedgerows and shall include a landscaping plan, planting specification and a timetable for implementation. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department. Reason: In order to safeguard the character and appearance of the area and in the interest of biodiversity.
Biodiversity enhancement
The dwellinghouse hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the biodiversity enhancement recommendations set out in Section 5.0 of the Ecology Vannin Biodiversity Mitigation Plan dated June 2025, have been fully implemented on the site. Reason: To ensure a favourable conservation status is maintained for wildlife and protected species in the area.
Driveway and parking
The driveway and vehicle parking spaces shown on Proposed Block Site Plan dated 20 November 2025, shall be properly consolidated and drained so as to avoid water discharging onto the highway, and the driveway and spaces shall be completed prior to the first occupation of the dwelling and shall thereafter be retained and made available for vehicle parking and turning at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient on-site parking is provided to serve the development in order to avoid unnecessary on-street parking as per the requirements of the Manual for Manx Roads and Transport Policy 7 in the Adopted Isle of Man Strategic Plan (2016).
Visibility splays
The visibility splays identified on the Proposed Block Site Plan dated 20 November 2025 shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and thereafter kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1050 mm in height above adjoining carriageway level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
No dwelling extensions
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2025 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no extension, enlargement or other alteration of the dwelling, hereby approved shall be carried out without the prior written approval of the Department. Reason: To control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area and preventing overdevelopment of the site.
No additional outbuildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2025 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no free standing buildings shall be erected or container for domestic heating purposes for storage of oil of liquid petroleum gas, within the curtilage of the dwelling hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department. Reason: To prevent overdevelopment of the site and to control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area.
Support the proposed development
No objection subject to conditions on access, visibility, parking, hardstanding and driveway drainage
No objection subject to condition; Ecology Vannin Biodiversity Mitigation Plan dated June 2025 is in order
A neighbouring resident from 2 Fairway Drive submitted two detailed objections to the application, raising concerns over loss of light and views, poor visibility at the driveway, inaccuracies in the application description, impact on public footpath, drainage issues, and ecological damage to the garden site.
Key concern: loss of right to light and views due to 4.6m gable 3m from neighbour's kitchen window
2 Fairway Drive (representation)
Objectionour easement of light and view would be completely destroyed; Why should light and view be interrupted after 40 years because the applicant decides to build a house in his back garden; absolutely no visibility from the proposed driveway to the south whether driving or reversing out; a subsidiary of Manx Wildlife Trust providing a mitigation report on the destruction of a large garden and all its natural foliage and inhabitants is a complete contradiction in terms; IOM Environment policy note 1 states: 'A development which would adversely affect the countryside will not be permitted UNLESS there is an overriding national need'; We strongly object to this application. As stated above, it is intrusive, unnecessary and shows no consideration
