18 June 2013 · Committee
Thie Ny Strooan, Hillberry Green, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6de
Permission was granted for alterations to the residential property known as Thie Ny Strooan at Hillberry Green, Douglas, including the erection of a building to house an indoor tennis court, squash court, and gymnasium, along with the creation of a new vehicular access. The site forms the residential curtilage of a detached property. A watercourse runs through the site from north to south, and the eastern portion of the site rises towards Mountain Road with mature tree planting present. The main planning issues examined were the impact on private amenity, public amenity, and highway safety. The application was approved subject to six conditions.
The application was approved by the Department of Infrastructure. The key planning issues considered were the impact on private and public amenity and highway safety, all of which were found to be acceptable. Six conditions were attached to the permission.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
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
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
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with drawing no.s P003 rev. A, P004, P101, P102, P201, P301, P302, X001, X002 and X003 rev. A date stamped the 10th April 2013.
Condition 3
Prior to the commencement of development details of the diversion of the public sewer must be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Thereafter, the public sewer must be diverted in accordance with those agreed details prior to the implementation of the approved development.
Condition 4
All tree planting shown on drawing no. P003 rev. A must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development. Any tree which within a period of five years from the completion of the development dies, is removed, or becomes seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with another of a similar size and species.
Condition 5
The building hereby permitted by this planning approval shall be used only in association with the residential enjoyment of the dwelling contained within the application. For the avoidance of doubt no planning approval is hereby granted for the commercial use, or use by clubs, of the building.
Condition 6
The vehicular access from the Mountain Road hereby permitted by this planning approval shall be used only by vehicles maintaining the building permitted by this planning approval or by emergency vehicles requiring emergency access to the application site. Private access to the building permitted by this planning approval shall be achieved internally to the application site via the Hillberry Green access only.
alterations and erection of extensions to dwelling
previous dwelling located within the application site, that dwelling has subsequently been demolished
erection of a detached building to provide indoor tennis court, squash court and gymnasium with timber bridge walkway through garden and new emergency and maintenance vehicular access onto Mountain Road
erection of a replacement dwelling
erection of a timber bridge walkway
Access from the dwelling would provided by a new timber bridge walkway (approved under PA 12/00908/B)
erection of a replacement dwelling within the application site
a replacement dwelling is currently under construction (PA 12/01279/B)
