12 June 2018 · Committee
Snugborough House, Main Road, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4pe
The proposal involved demolishing or redeveloping the Snugborough House site on Main Road, Union Mills, to construct 30 apartments in total — 24 with two bedrooms and 6 with one bedroom — alongside associated car parking and landscaping. The site is located in Braddan parish. The application was determined by the Planning Committee, which granted permission subject to 10 conditions. Detailed officer reasoning and specific planning issues assessed are not available in the published record, but the committee judged the scheme acceptable and permitted it.
The Planning Committee approved the application, granting permission subject to 10 conditions. One condition requires implementation within a set timeframe to avoid accumulation of unimplemented approvals, in line with the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013. The specific planning merits and issues assessed by the committee are not detailed in the available record.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping (drw nr 17/2631/06 date stamped 7th June 2018) must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of any apartment, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
Condition 3
No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.
Condition 4
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking, turning and 30 cycle parking spaces areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.
Condition 5
No development shall commence until a bird survey has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The bird survey shall identify impacts on bird species together with mitigation, where appropriate, including a timetable for its implementation. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.
Condition 6
Prior to the commencement of any works a detailed plan/s & information are required to be submitted and approved by the Department which shall include, but not be limited to, the following items below: - a) Detailed design of the new site access road; - b) One-way signing and road markings for the one-way route through the development site; - c) Double yellow lines along both sides of the new site access route into the site; - d) Forward visibility splays of 25m on the highway bend of the new 4m wide site access road; - e) A Stage 2 Road Safety Audit; and - f) Written confirmation from the Fire Brigade that the access to and from the site satisfies their requirements.
Condition 7
Prior to the commencement of any works visibility splays of 2.4m x 25m as shown on drawing 17/2631/04C in either direction from the at the entrance between Nrs 8 & 10 Snugborough Avenue are required to be provided and kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1050 mm in height above adjoining carriageway level.
Condition 8
The application hereby approved may only be implemented and used by a Local Authority/IOM Government.
Condition 9
Prior to the commencement of any works a Tree Planting Plan is required to be submitted and approved by the Department which shall include; - a) technical details of the site preparation, tree pit design and planting specifications for all newly planted trees - b) details of maintenance to be carried out for the first 3 years after planting
Condition 10
Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, six bat boxes are required to be installed within the gable/s of the apartment building/s and retained thereafter.
