11 August 2017 · Committee
Ballaughton Manor, Saddle Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1hg
Permission was granted for the erection of a new dwelling at Ballaughton Manor, Saddle Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, along with an associated greenhouse, garden shed, gardens, and access. The site covers approximately 8 acres and is surrounded on all boundaries by other residential development, with a large number of trees within the site. The proposal was amended during the course of the application. Changes included replacing a contemporary spa with one designed to resemble an orangery, adding a timber greenhouse and garden shed, introducing dormer windows and a cupola to the roof, raising the parapet with stone balustrade, elongating ground floor windows, and switching the external material to warm-toned grit stone. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 11 August 2017, subject to eight conditions. The officer had recommended approval.
The application was approved by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture on 11 August 2017. The officer recommended approval subject to conditions, and the committee agreed. Eight conditions were attached to the permission.
Low Density Housing in Parkland
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
No external lighting shall be installed except in accordance with a lighting scheme to be submitted and approved in writing by the Department.
Condition 3
No development shall commence on the plant room until a scheme specifying the level of noise that would be generated and the means for its control has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and the plant room must be installed in accordance with these details.
Condition 4
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development Order) 2012 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no garage, sheds, or other buildings other than those expressly approved by this application shall be erected within the grounds and no extension, enlargement, or other alteration of the dwelling shall be carried out without further approval.
Condition 5
The fruit cage approved as part of this application may not be erected until details of its size and positioning are agreed in writing with the Department and the fruit cage must be installed in accordance with these details.
Condition 6
Within 2 months of the completion of the dwelling, or sooner, all hard-core, containers and any other building or machinery on the land marked as a kitchen garden on Plan 2020D P0003A shall be removed and the land restored to its original level of 103.00 or a level to be agreed with the Department.
Condition 7
Notwithstanding any details on submitted plans, further details of the boundary treatment between the site and the neighbouring properties on Harcroft Road, Ballaughton Close and Rosemanly, New Castletown Road, shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Department. The boundary treatment shall be implemented in accordance with these details within one month of the completion of the dwelling or sooner.
Condition 8
Within one month of the date of this approval an arboricultural impact assessment and tree protection plan shall be submitted to approved by the Department. The assessment shall contain an arboricultural method statement providing on-going advice in respect of the maintenance and care of the trees on the property. The assessment and tree protection plan must be implemented prior to any further works on the site.
