30 March 2010 · Delegated
Kaneens Garage, Main Road, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4ae
Permission was granted for alterations to the shop and sales area at Union Mills Garage, a petrol filling station on the southern side of Main Road in Union Mills, Braddan. The case officer assessed the proposal as modest and unobjectionable, finding it would have no impact on public amenity, private amenity, or highway safety. The application was decided under delegated authority and approved on 30 March 2010, subject to two conditions. The formal decision record lists 2 conditions.
The application was approved on 30 March 2010 under delegated authority. The officer considered the alterations modest and unobjectionable, with no adverse effect on public amenity, private amenity, or highway safety.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
The proposed alterations are considered to be relatively modest and unobjectionable, with no impact on public amenity, private amenity or highway safety. As such, the proposal accords with General Policy 2
General Policy 2: Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; (j) can be provided with all necessary services; (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption. 6.3 Development outside of areas zoned for development
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This approval relates to drawing no.s 4291/L1, 4291/S1 and 4291/P1 date stamped the 12th February 2010.
