5 March 2026 · Delegated
Land South Of Rowany Cottage Rowany Drive Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6lp
Planning permission was granted for the erection of a dwellinghouse with an attached single garage on land to the south of Rowany Cottage, Rowany Drive, Port Erin. The site sits within a residential estate that overlooks Rowany Golf Course to the north and east, and is currently laid to grass with domestic landscaping enclosed by fencing and walling. The officer's report considered the principle of development, impact on residential amenity, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area and wider landscape. The surrounding properties feature a mix of rendered, painted, and brick-faced walls with varied roof materials, and the proposal was assessed against this established context. The case officer recommended approval and the application was permitted by delegated decision, subject to seven conditions.
The application was approved on 5 March 2026 by delegated decision. The officer recommended approval and the determining authority agreed, finding the proposal acceptable in principle, with no significant harm to residential amenity or the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Condition 1
1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
2. Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted, a soft landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The scheme shall include details of all new trees and hedgerows and shall include a landscaping plan, planting specification and a timetable for implementation. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department.
Condition 3
3. The dwellinghouse hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the biodiversity enhancement recommendations set out in Section 5.0 of the Ecology Vannin Biodiversity Mitigation Plan dated June 2025, have been fully implemented on the site.
Condition 4
4. The driveway and vehicle parking spaces shown on Proposed Block Site Plan dated 20 November 2025, shall be properly consolidated and drained so as to avoid water discharging onto the highway, and the driveway and spaces shall be completed prior to the first occupation of the dwelling and shall thereafter be retained and made available for vehicle parking and turning at all times.
Condition 5
5. The visibility splays identified on the Proposed Block Site Plan dated 20 November 2025 shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and thereafter kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1050 mm in height above adjoining carriageway level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
Condition 6
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2025 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no extension, enlargement or other alteration of the dwelling, hereby approved shall be carried out without the prior written approval of the Department.
Condition 7
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2025 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no free standing buildings shall be erected or container for domestic heating purposes for storage of oil of liquid petroleum gas, within the curtilage of the dwelling hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department.
