13 June 2017 · Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
4, Cleiy Rhennee, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 1ht
The site is the curtilage of a two-storey detached dwelling on Shore Road in Kirk Michael, the only property in Cleiy Rhennee estate accessed directly from the road rather than the cul-de-sac. The proposal involves replacing an existing 5m x 3m timber shed in the north-eastern corner with a new 6m x 5m workshop/store f…
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The officer considered the key issues to be impact on residential amenity of neighbours and on the street scene and public highway.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, local amenities, or locality character; provides safe access and parking; and does not unacceptably affect road safety. The officer assessed the workshop/store and driveway relocation against criteria b, c, g, h, i, finding no adverse impacts on neighbour amenity, limited street scene effect, adequate parking retention, and no highway safety issues after consultee confirmation, thus compliant.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Retain existing hardstanding
No approval is given for the removal of the existing hardstanding of the existing driveway within the curtilage of the residential property. Reason: To provide suitable off road parking spaces in the interest of Highway safety.
Close existing access
Within 1 month of development becoming operational, the existing access shall be permanently blocked up to the details shown in drawing PC/1/16 Revision A and to match with the existing boundary hedge. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and visual amenity.
no objection
no objections following site visit, subject to condition on closing existing access
Highways Division initially deferred the application due to insufficient information on visibility splays and driveway length but later raised no objection subject to a condition to block the existing access. Michael Commissioners raised no objection.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) - Highways Division
No CommentThere is insufficent information for an assessment to be carried out as no visibility spl;ays have been included on the plans.; Highway Services requests that this application is deferred to allow the applicants to submit additional details.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) - Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionAs a result there is no objection.; The relocation of the existing drive does not impact on any road safety issue.; No changes to existing gravel driveway
Conditions requested: Within 1 month of development becoming operational, the existing access shall be permanently blocked up to the satisfaction of the Planning Authoirty with similar boundary treatments to existing. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
Michael Commissioners
No ObjectionNO OBJECTION
