20 March 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes)
Meadowside Cottage, Main Road, Greeba, Isle Of Man, IM4 2du
The proposal involves creating a new vehicular access onto the busy A1 TT course road at Greeba, with improved visibility splays by removing three obstructing trees, providing off-road parking and turning space, and erecting a single-storey detached garage/workshop finished in stone on the front.
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The officer noted the A1 is one of the busiest principal traffic routes on the Island, making safe accesses essential; the proposal improves visibility impaired by a telegraph pole and tree branches, …
Environment Policy 1
Presumption against development in areas of woodland within High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance. Officer acknowledged general restraint but favoured appropriately scaled domestic garaging, noting proposal exceeds Permitted Development but benefits outweigh impacts with compensatory planting.
Environment Policy 2
Presumption against development in scenic areas. Similar to ENV1, restraint applied but domestic structures like garages permitted if scaled appropriately; tree loss accepted due to highway safety on principal route.
General Policy 2
Requires safe and convenient accesses for all road users (points h and i). Proposal satisfies by improving sight lines, providing turning/parking, addressing existing substandard access on busy A1.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the erection of a garage and workshop and creation of parking and turning and alterations to the access, all as shown in drawings 1, 2, 3 and 4 all received on 13th February, 2012.
Access prior to garage
No works may commence on the proposed garage and workshop until such times as the access has been altered in accordance with the approved plans, and the visibility splays as shown in these plans have been provided.
Landscaping scheme
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
no objection to this application
Recommend approval has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Highways Division recommends approval subject to a condition requiring contact with Network Operations Section prior to highway works; German Parish Commissioners have no objection.
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionRecommend approval subject to the imposition of the following condition; The applicant shall contact the Network Operations Section of the Department of Infrastructure prior to carrying out any works within the highway, including the installation of dropped kerbs. Telephone 686665.
Conditions requested: The applicant shall contact the Network Operations Section of the Department of Infrastructure prior to carrying out any works within the highway, including the installation of dropped kerbs. Telephone 686665.
German Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMy Commissioners have no objection to this application.
