00/02398/A Refusal Notice
Town and Country Planning Acts, 1934 - 1991
Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982
Mrs P S Newton 2 Glen View South Cape Laxey
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the application made on behalf of:
Chaplin Dev Co Ltd
Proposal: at: Approval in principle for erection of six houses Land Adjacent To And To The Rear Of Croit-e-Caley South Cape Laxey
which was considered on 29 June 2001, for the reasons set out in the attached schedule.
Date of Issue: 6 July, 2001
Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man
Secretary Planning Committee
Note 1: The decision contained in this notice does not become final until:-
- the time for requesting an appeal in relation to any decision at review has expired; or
- any appeal has been completed.
Note 2: Rights of appeal against the decision of the planning committee are attached.
Note 3: An appeal may be requested within a period of 21 days.
REASONS FOR REFUSAL
Application Ref No: 00/02398/A On Review
- The access to the site would be via the minor road (U26) leading from South Cape to Old Laxey Hill which also crosses the Manx Electric Railway. The frontage of the site onto the minor road is of limited length. Due to these two factors, the Committee is not persuaded that there can be a safe means of access whereby the safety of users of the access, together with users of the Manx Electric Railway and the public road could be assured. Whilst an amended means of access is shown, it is not clear whether the short length of lane between the site and the public highway is within the ownership of the applicant or whether he has a right of way over it: it is certainly outwith the defined site. In any case, the road onto which the site will discharge is of limited width, has poor manoeuvring opportunities and forward visibility and the access from this onto other public roads, particularly onto Old Laxey Hill has very limited turning space and again, poor visibility for emerging vehicles, as such the road is considered unsuitable to accommodate increased traffic.
NOTE It should be noted that none of the trees which exist on or near the site have been shown on the submitted drawings and as such it is not possible to assess whether, notwithstanding the concerns listed above, the development could proceed without tree loss.
NOTE NOTE This review has been considered by the Planning Committee on written evidence. Any additional submissions not previously circulated to interested parties are enclosed herewith.
