Construction of new driveway and vehicular access onto highway

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Existing access was steep, difficult to use, and had poor visibility when exiting onto the highway
• ✓Proposed driveway formalises an existing unmade track between the dwelling and an existing gate
• ✓Avenue of trees and hedges alongside the road provides thick screening, limiting visual impact
• ✓Decision made under delegated authority by the Development Control Manager
• ✓highways
• ✓access
• ✓trees

This application sought permission to construct a new driveway and vehicular access onto the highway at Poylbreck, East Baldwin, Isle of Man. The proposal involved formalising an existing unmade track running from the dwelling through an avenue of trees to an existing gate. The officer's report noted that the existing access to the property was steep, hard to enter, and offered poor visibility when exiting. The new driveway was seen as an improvement to this situation. Permission was granted on 12 August 2011 with two conditions attached. The decision was made by the Development Control Manager under delegated authority.

Permission was granted on 12 August 2011 by the Development Control Manager under delegated authority. The proposal was considered acceptable because it would formalise an existing unmade track and provide a safer access arrangement compared to the existing steep driveway with poor exit visibility.

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to drawing no.s JNB_PB_001, JNB_PB_002, JNB_PB_003, JNB_PB_004, JNB_PB_005, JNB_PB_006, JNB_PB_010 and JNB_PB_011 date stamped the 17th June 2011.

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