21 March 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Fencing, Lezayre Lodge, Kerrowmoar, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2ax
The proposal was for retrospective permission to erect wooden fencing behind an existing low wall fronting the A3 highway at Lezayre Lodge, a large detached dwelling screened by vegetation. The fencing, less than 2.2m high and protruding 1.2m above the wall, spans 20m along the boundary and extends on one side of a veh…
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The site is not designated for development, presuming against built structures per Environment Policy 1, but the fencing exceeds permitted development height limits under the 2012 Order, requiring ful…
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except specific exceptions like essential agriculture or replacement dwellings. The officer noted the site's countryside location but focused assessment on site-specific impacts rather than invoking exceptions, as fencing is ancillary to existing dwelling.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside from adverse development unless overriding national need and no alternative. Officer concluded fencing acceptable as not harmful given scale, colouring, and context, despite presumption against development.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character protection in AHLVs unless no harm or essential location. Fencing found not to harm character due to non-obtrusive appearance from road, green finish blending with vegetation.
Environment Policy 3
Prevents unacceptable loss/damage to woodland. Hedgerow removal licensed by DEFA; remaining trees/hedgerow sufficient, Leylandii deemed non-characteristic.
Approved plans
This approval for the erection of fencing relates to Location Plan and Site Plan and three page A4 document detailing the existing hedgerow and associated information and section drawings of the erected fencing all date stamped 13th February 2013.
Fence colour maintenance
The erected fence must remain painted a dark green colour and maintained as such thereafter.
Agricultural use only for field
Notwithstanding the details on the Location Plan, field No. 134312, may be used only for agricultural purposes only and may not be used for residential purposes.
no objections
no objection; fence set back 2 metres from highway, does not interfere with visibility splays, improvement to existing trees
felling licence granted for removal of trees; trees relatively young, out of character, alien to local environment
Highways Division do not oppose due to no traffic safety issues; DEFA Tree Felling confirms prior tree removal licence; Lezayre Parish Commissioners approve the application.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications; The fence is set back 2 metres from the highway and does not interfere with the visibility splays. Improvement to the existing trees
DEFA Tree Felling
No CommentI do recall a licence being issued for the removal of a number of cypress trees at that location; The trees were relatively young... totally out of character and alien to the local environment
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
SupportErection of fencing adjacent to highway (retrospective). Approved Unanimous.
