11 March 2005
Fields 534051, 534052 & 534053, Ballanard Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5pt
The site consists of agricultural fields 534051, 534052, and 534053 on the west side of Ballanard Road, north of Castleward Green and adjacent to Douglas town boundary, with frontages of 80m and 100m to the road separated by existing houses.
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The principal issue is whether the local need for affordable housing justifies setting aside the site's zoning as open space in agricultural use under the Douglas Local Plan, as per Article 11(a) of t…
conditional approval
no objection subject to conditions on foul/surface water disposal, sludge discharge consent, and trunk sewer diversion details
Multiple individual residents and residents' groups submitted detailed objections to planning application 04/00966/B, primarily citing development on unzoned land, inadequate highway capacity, traffic congestion, visual impact, wildlife loss, and insufficient infrastructure.
Key concern: development on unzoned agricultural land contrary to Douglas Local Plan 1998
L A Kearns
ObjectionThis is a proposal to develop land which is not designated for such purposes.; The view of a Local Plan Inspector, particularly as recently as 1998, should be given considerable weight.
Abbey Woods Residents
ObjectionThe residents of Abbey Woods are extremely concerned. If these developments were to proceed the impact on this area would be very significant.; Why should the countryside be used for cheap housing?
FPD Savills (for Ensign Group Ltd)
ObjectionThese applications are not Development Orders, and they represent developments which are contrary to the current approved Development Plan.; The level of evidence provided is not sufficient to justify such a significant deviation from current approved land zoning and planning policies.
J.R.G. Bathgate
ObjectionThe existence of a footpath along the boundary of a property is a decidedly negative factor.; I consider that a plan to cram 177 houses into a space which could more reasonably be expected to hold half that number is ill-conceived.
Dinalters C.N. Walter (with petition from over 40 residents)
ObjectionThe proposals would create a dense urban development on the very perimeter of Douglas, more than tripling the number of dwellings.; Will Douglas end up as a vast urban sprawl with not a field or hill in sight?
G R M Moore
ObjectionBoth sites are outside the area zoned for residential development under the present and the previous Douglas Local Plans.; The layout, massing and property densities are contrary to accepted planning policies.
R W Forster
ObjectionWe strongly object to these proposed developments.; At the end of this we will have a block of flats to look at, an increase in traffic and noise; where are the benefits?
Dickinson Cruickshank (for P Henry)
ObjectionThe principle objection to this development is that it is a site which is not zoned for residential development.; The massing of such a large number of properties in this particular area is totally contrary to planning policy.
Valerie and Derek Worth
ObjectionA two and three storey apartment block is totally inappropriate visually alongside Ballanard Road.; The traffic implications and safety factors emanating from the increased traffic flows have not been properly thought out.
