Officer Report

Application No.: 25/91077/B Applicant: Mr & Mrs Graham & Beverley Wilson Proposal: Removal of collapsing boundary wall, erection of retaining wall, formation of off-road parking, installation of decking (retrospective) Site Address: Ridgewell 8 Glenview Terrace Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6HA Planning Officer: Vanessa Porter Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 19.01.2026 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposal complies with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and in turn the Residential Design Guidance 2021.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 10th December 2025;

• o Covering Letter
• o Drawing No. 0001
• o Photographs of the site prior to works
• o Photographs of the site after the works
• o Aerial prior to works
• o Aerial photo after works

________________________________________________________________ Right to Appeal

It is recommended that the following organisations should NOT be given the Right to Appeal: Port St Mary Commissioners - No objection DOI Highway Services - No objection

Officer’s Report THE APPLICATION SITE

1.1 The application site is within the residential curtilage of "Ridgewell," No. 8, Glenview Terrace, Port Erin which is a end of terrace property situated to the North of Glen View, which is a cul-de-sac that has two separate blocks of terraced properties situated upon it. - 1.2 The terrace is a block of 8 properties, all of which are situated at a higher elevation than Glen View, all of which have views towards Athol Park Gardens to the South. To the rear of the property is a rear alley which abuts the rear courtyard of the property. - 1.3 The following properties have altered their front elevation for the addition of decking/parking/storage of sheds etc,

• - Rossendale, No.2 Glenview Terrace
• - Braemar, No.3 Glenview Terrace
• - Hillside, No.5 Glenview Terrace
• - Belle Haven, No.6 Glenview Terrace
• - Fairmount, No.7 Glenview Terrace THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The current planning application seeks retrospective approval for the alteration of the front to install a retaining wall which facilitates the creation of a raised paved area and a driveway at road level. - 2.2 The retaining wall has a height of approximately 1.65m. PLANNING HISTORY

3.1 There are no previous applications upon the site, or the terrace of properties which are relevant to the assessment of this application. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as "Proposed Residential," on the Area Plan for the South, Map 7 - Port Erin/Port St Mary. The site is not within a Conservation Area, nor a Flood Risk Zone.

4.2 Given the nature of the site and the land designation, the most relevant Isle of Man Strategic Plan policies would be General Policy 2 which sets out the general standards towards acceptable development and Transport Policy 7 in connection with Appendix 7 which sets out the relevant parking standards. - 4.3 The Residential Design Guidance (2021) is also relevant and provides advice on the design of new houses and extensions to existing property as well as how to assess the impact of such development on the living conditions of those in adjacent residential property.

REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 The following representations can be found in full online, below is a short summery;

5.2 DOI Highway Services have considered the proposal and state, "The following planning applications have no significant negative impact upon the highway network in terms of highway safety, highway operation and car parking. Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications. Advisory comments are applied where relevant, such as for licences to use the highway for equipment and material during works." (16.12.25) - 5.3 Port Erin Commissioners have considered the proposal and state, no objections to the proposal. (19.01.26)

ASSESSMENT

6.1 The matters to consider in the assessment of the application is whether there would be an impact to the character and appearance of the property in relation to the streetscene and whether there would be any highway safety impacts as a result of the proposed access and driveway works. - 6.2 CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE

• 6.2.1 There is a general presumption in favour of extensions or alterations to existing properties as per Paragraph 8.12.1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, where such works would not have an adverse impact on either adjacent properties or the surrounding area in general.
• 6.2.2 When assessing the impact upon the character and appearance of the property in relation to the streetscene, it's necessary to note the existing characteristics of Glenview Terrace. All the properties along this terrace would have originally had sloping front gardens, of which some properties still retain this frontage. However it's clear from part 1 of this report that several properties have altered their frontages to utilise the original garden area for hardstanding for off street parking/ storage of garden sheds and/ or decking areas have been erected forward of some of the properties frontages.
• 6.2.3 As such when noting this, the proposed works would have a minimal impact upon the character and appearance of the property.

- 6.3 HIGHWAY SAFETY

• 6.3.1 It's noted that whilst the site has a rear access, this does not include a parking space, as such the property would not have been awarded any off street parking. The proposal creates one off street parking space, of which DOI Highway Services have reviewed the application and concluded that the proposal is acceptable and that the internal arrangements of the space would meet parking standards. CONCLUSION
• 7.1 Overall, it is concluded that the planning application is in accordance with aforementioned General Policies of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and Residential Design Guide 2019 and is recommended for approval. RIGHT TO APPEAL AND RIGHT TO GIVE EVIDENCE
• 8.1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 sets out the process for determining planning applications (including appeals). It sets out a Right to Appeal (i.e. to submit an appeal against a planning decision) and a Right to Give Evidence at Appeals (i.e. to participate in an appeal if one is submitted).

8.2 Article A10 sets out that the right to appeal is available to:

• o applicant (in all cases);
• o a Local Authority; Government Department; Manx Utilities; and Manx National Heritage that submit a relevant objection; and
• o any other person who has made an objection that meets specified criteria.

8.3 Article 8(2)(a) requires that in determining an application, the Department must decide who has a right to appeal, in accordance with the criteria set out in article A10. - 8.4 The Order automatically affords the Right to Give Evidence to the following (no determination is required):

• o any appellant or potential appellant (which includes the applicant);
• o the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, the Department of Infrastructure and the local authority for the area;
• o any other person who has submitted written representations (this can include other

• Government Departments and Local Authorities); and
• o in the case of a petition, a single representative.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded interested person status and/or rights to appeal.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 20.01.2026 Determining Officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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