25 July 2014 · Planning Committee
Land On Sky Hill Comprising Of Fields 132161-134439 & 134442, Lezayre Church Road, Churchtown, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2an
The site on the north face of Sky Hill in Lezayre Parish, originally scrub land and gorse, has been excavated and re-profiled without permission to form a 290m long by 30m wide shooting range plateau with bunds and a vehicular track, on land already approved for leisure activities since 1990.
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The site benefits from 1990 approval for generic 'leisure activities', so rifle range shooting as a leisure pursuit falls within that ambit, limiting assessment to physical earthworks only, not use or…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Restricts countryside development to exceptional circumstances in General Policy 3. Proposals do not fully accord as no overriding national need proven, but accepted due to facilitating established leisure use and economic benefit.
Strategic Policy 5
Requires countryside development per General Policy 3. Same partial compliance as SP2 via leisure facilitation.
General Policy 1
Requires regard to Development Plan and material considerations. Officer applied this throughout assessment.
General Policy 3
Prohibits countryside development except listed exceptions; no fit to (g) overriding national need, but material consideration of prior leisure approval and economic support tipped balance to acceptable.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside/ecology unless overriding need; no adverse countryside/ecological effect found due to no evidence of harm.
Environment Policy 2
Protects AHLV landscape character unless no harm or essential; works do not harm character/quality as not visible from public views, screened by woodland.
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.
Grass seeding
All grass seeding works shall be carried out in accordance with Drawing Number 1402C A received on 13 May 2014. The works shall be carried out during the next planting season following the date of this approval or in accordance with the programme agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.
Drainage scheme
Notwithstanding the details submitted, further details of the scheme of drainage should be submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority prior to any works continuing. The site should then be made available for Inspection by the Planning Authority or their advisors to ensure that the scheme is carried out as approved. REASON: to ensure that site is adequately drained and to ensure such drainage does not adversely affect watercourses nearby.
no objection
approve the application but do have some concerns
Multiple public objections raised visual impact, noise, wildlife disturbance, retrospective nature, and drainage issues; Highways no objection; Lezayre Parish conditionally approved with concerns over noise and visuals; Flood Risk Management no objection to drainage.
Key concern: retrospective unlawful development creating massive ugly scar, noise nuisance, and wildlife habitat destruction
Highway Services
No ObjectionDNO
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionApproved 4-1 Majority. Although the Commissioners have approved this planning application, they do have some concerns.; They would like a noise level impact study carried out to prove the noise levels for the range and how it will effect the local area.; A planting scheme should be imposed as a condition to improve the visual aspect of the site.; Any future retrospective applications for this site will be rejected.
Conditions requested: noise level impact study carried out to prove the noise levels for the range and how it will effect the local area; if the sound levels have a detrimental effect then the range should have limited opening times i.e. Monday to Friday only; a planting scheme should be imposed as a condition to improve the visual aspect of the site
Strategic Planning and Technical Services Flood Risk Management
No Objectionfind no reason to object to their drainage proposal and have issued a Non Designated watercourse consent; Permission to carry out the drainage works to the land at Sky Hill as indicated in the Application with IOM Groundmodel drawings SM14/340/4s of the 30th October 2014, is hereby given
Conditions requested: One week’s prior notification of the works commencing will be given to the Authority.; All care shall be taken during the works to prevent unnecessary pollution or deposition of materials into the water course.
