21 February 2007 · Committee
Land Adjacent To Croit Ny Greiney, Douglas Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1ld
The proposal covered a parcel of pasture land to the north of the A1 Douglas Road in Peel, separated from the road by a stone wall and bordered by predominantly single-storey residential properties. The site is zoned as Predominantly Residential under the Peel Local Plan. Access was proposed from a single point on Douglas Road, and a footpath link through the site to the adjacent school was included in the indicative layout. Despite the officer recommending approval, the Planning Committee refused the application. The specific reasons for refusal are not fully set out in the available data, representing a notable departure from the officer's assessment.
The Planning Committee refused the application, going against the officer's recommendation to approve. The precise refusal reasons are not fully captured in the available documents, but the committee's decision overrode the officer's view that the principle of residential development on this zoned site was acceptable.
Peel Local Plan
zoned as Predominately Residential
Planning Circular 1/06
interested party status
site must include provision for a footpath link to join the site to the north allowing pedestrian access from the Main Road to the Colby Glen Road, via Site 13 and the site being developed under 11/0684/B. Advice must be sought from the Highway's Division (DoI) prior to any application being made. 5. Development plans must include ground level information and cross sectional drawings to show the relationship of any new dwellings with existing dwellings in Ballacriy Park which appear to be at a lower level than the Ballacubbon land.
Condition 1
This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such a time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
Condition 2
This approval relates to Drawing Nos. 01730/1 and SC940 SK1 A, submitted as part of this application and date-stamped 26 September 2006.
Condition 3
Any future application seeking approval for reserved matters must include a scheme of landscaping which includes indications of all existing trees and hedges within the site and details of any to be retained together with measures for their protection during the course of construction.
Condition 4
Any subsequent application seeking approval for reserved matters must include details of drainage works, especially surface water disposal, and details of agreements reached with the Department of Transport Drainage Division. Development shall not begin until drainage works have been carried out in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority.
