28 May 2025 · Deemed withdrawn under Article 5(9) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Springbank, Bride Road, Andreas, Isle Of Man, IM7 4hw
The proposal involved demolishing the existing dwelling at Springbank and erecting seven detached bungalows (later amended to include two semi-detached first-time buyer units) with a new centralised access, addressing siting and means of access.
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The application could not progress due to multiple unresolved issues: access visibility splays could not achieve required 43m standards as footpaths were narrower than shown and obstructed by hedges; …
no objection or further comment
additional information/revisions required (road safety audit, swept paths, access widths, parking dimensions) but no outright opposition
DNOC - full flood risk assessment including drainage and runoff if application proceeds; building area not in flood risk but access/egress is
Highways requires revisions for no objection due to access width, parking dimensions, and safety audits; DEFA Biodiversity requests a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal condition; Manx Utilities objects due to lack of drainage details; Flood Risk Management has no objection subject to a Flood Risk Assessment; Andreas Parish Commissioners have no objection.
Key concern: Failure to demonstrate foul and surface water discharge
Department of Infrastructure Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services require the following alterations to be made to the proposal in order to ensure no objection is given; Recommendation: Additional information/revisions.
Conditions requested: Submission of a Stage 1 Road Safety Audit and Designer’s response; Swept path analysis using the largest waste collection vehicle used within the local authority area; Increase the width of the Springbank residential access to 3.1m (if providing vehicular access only) or 3.4m (if providing both vehicular and pedestrian access) in line with MfMR minimum criteria; Demonstrate that the driveway parking spaces for Plots 1-6 can accommodate the MfMR minimum requirements of 5.5m long and 2.6m wide (if not adjacent to a boundary) or 3.2m (if adjacent to a boundary); At reserved matters stage, provide bicycle parking to each plot at one space per bedroom, secure and covered; consider electric vehicle charging points; Applicant/Developer shall provide run off/surface water drainage to prevent water flowing onto public road
DEFA Biodiversity
Conditional No ObjectionIn order to comply with Strategic Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, the Ecosystem Policy Team request that a condition is secured
Conditions requested: Next stage of development to be accompanied by a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) undertaken in adherence with CIEEM (2017) Guidelines by suitably qualified ecological consultancy, with proposals for proportionate avoidance and mitigation measures; If PEA identifies likelihood for ecological important features or protected species, additional surveys and mitigation plan required prior to determination of next stage
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
Conditional No ObjectionDNOC; FRM would like to see a Full Flood Risk Assessment including drainage and runoff if an application is made
Conditions requested: Full Flood Risk Assessment including drainage and runoff if an application is made
Manx Utilities Authority Drainage
ObjectionMU are unable to support the application at this time.
Andreas Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionAndreas Parish Commissioners have now considered this application and have no objection or further comment to add at this stage.
