Residential estate development comprising of roads, plots, sewers and layout for 26 semi detached dwellings, 14 terraced dwellings, 10 apartments, 1 childrens nursery, 1 public house with managers accommodation and 2 lock up retail units

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Mixed residential development including 50 dwellings, apartments, a nursery, a public house, and retail units
• ✓Site located on the western side of Gardeners Lane, north of the MEA power station in Ramsey
• ✓Design, open space, and nature conservation were among the main planning issues assessed
• ✓Highways, car parking, flood protection, and drainage were also considered
• ✓Permission granted subject to eight conditions
• ✓Substantial planning history on the site with ten prior references
• ✓design
• ✓highways
• ✓parking
• ✓flooding
• ✓Design and open space
• ✓Nature conservation and archaeological interest
• ✓Highways and car parking
• ✓Flood protection
• ✓Drainage
• ✓Phasing

This application sought permission for a residential estate development on land north of Ramsey Power Station and west of Gardeners Lane. The scheme comprised roads, plots, sewers, and a layout for 26 semi-detached dwellings, 14 terraced dwellings, 10 apartments, a children's nursery, a public house with manager's accommodation, and two lock-up retail units. The site sits on the western side of Gardeners Lane to the north of the MEA power station. The officer report identified several key planning issues including design and open space, nature conservation and archaeological interest, highways and car parking, flood protection, drainage, and phasing. The existing floor level of one part of the site was noted to be above the required minimum level. The Planning Committee approved the application, consistent with the officer's recommendation.

The Planning Committee approved the application. Key planning issues considered included design and open space, nature conservation and archaeological interest, highways and car parking, flood protection, drainage, and phasing. Eight conditions were attached to the permission.

Conditions (8)

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 016, 2291.10a, 2291.11, 2291.12, 2291.13, 2291.14.C, SH/A&M/01, SH/A&M/02, SH/A&M/03, SH/H/(Ta)/01 rev. A, SH/H(Terrace)/01 rev. A, SH/H(Ta)/20, SH/H(Ta)/30, SH/LD/20, SH/LD/30, SH/LD_M/01, SH/LD_M/02 and SH/M(T)/01 rev. A date stamped the 9th February 2005.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   No development shall commence until full details of both hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and agreed by the Planning Authority and these works shall be carried out as approved. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved landscape works must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwellings, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, become seriously damaged or become diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   No development shall commence until details of the colour and material finishes to be used in the construction of the external elevations of the development have been submitted to and agreed by the Planning Authority.

5. 5

   Condition 5

   No dwelling shall be occupied until the public house, shop units and nursery have been constructed and are, to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority, available for use.

6. 6

   Condition 6

   No dwelling shall be occupied until the play areas are, to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority, capable of use.

7. 7

   Condition 7

   There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewerage system.

8. 8

   Condition 8

   The Manx Museum and National Trust must be informed of the date of the commencement of development and be given access at all reasonable times and reasonable opportunity to inspect the site, observe all excavations and investigate any archaeological features that may be exposed.

Planning History (10)

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