2 October 2024
Bridge House, West Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5ha
The proposal involved constructing three two-storey tourist pods (each approximately 5m tall, 7m long, 7m wide) in a field adjacent to a river and residential properties, along with landscaping, drainage works, a car parking area, and conversion of an existing shed/barn into tourist units, therapy rooms, an activity ha…
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Business Policy 7
Requires demonstration that scale, location, design protect/enhance village and setting, mitigate adverse effects; conserve dense deciduous woodland, traditional village character, rural tranquillity. Objectors argued proposal fails all tests with tourist pods/parking on flood plain field, increasing traffic/noise, no positive enhancement.
Environment Policy 10
Presumption against development at risk of or increasing flooding. Site on flood plain next to Awin ny Darragh, DOI concerns on surface water runoff to highway.
Environment Policy 13
Related to flood risk presumption against development.
No statutory consultee responses with formal recommendations are present; documents contain only public resident objections and partial DOI Flood Team/DEFA Biodiversity consultations lacking final positions.
Key concern: No Flood Risk Assessment provided despite repeated requests
DOI Flood Team (Peter Dainton)
No CommentBefore Flood Risk Management can comment further... we will need to see a flood risk assessment; Allowing surface water runoff onto a public highway would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team (Sophie Costain)
Conditional No ObjectionThe location of the accommodation should be restricted to the ‘upper’ 12m of the grassland field no 320411; A sensitive low level lighting plan... should be provided
Conditions requested: Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP); Sensitive low level lighting plan per Bat Conservation Trust Guidance Note 08/23; Updated site plans and ecological information
