19 June 2007 · Committee
Close Mooar, Glen Darragh Road, Glen Vine, Isle Of Man, IM4 4be
This application sought approval in principle for the erection of two dwellings on a field to the south of Close Mooar, Glen Darragh Road, Glen Vine. The site lies on the edge of the built-up area and is classified as open countryside under the 1982 Development Plan Order. The Planning Committee refused the application on 19 June 2007, in line with the officer's recommendation. The site is visible from the former railway line and Glen Darragh Road, and the officer noted it provides a transition between low-density housing on the opposite side of the road and the open countryside beyond. The formal refusal reason stated that developing this open and attractive area would be contrary to the site's zoning and to policy guidance requiring such land to remain substantially free from development. The committee also considered that approval would prejudice the preparation of a development plan for the area and set a precedent for further development on undesignated land both locally and elsewhere on the Isle of Man.
The Planning Committee refused the application. The site sits on the edge of built development within an area classed as open countryside under the 1982 Development Plan Order, and is visible from the former railway line and Glen Darragh Road. Building two dwellings there would conflict with the zoning of the land, which is intended to remain substantially free from development. The committee also found that approving the scheme would risk setting a precedent for further development on undesignated land across the Island and could prejudice the preparation of a new development plan for the area.
Refusal Reasons
Planning Circular 1/88
O THE VILLAGE SHALL CONTINUE TO BE PROTECTED FROM UNSYMPATHETIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE DESIGNATION OF THE AREA AS HIGH LANDSCAPE VALUE AND SCENIC SIGNIFICANCE AND BY THE APPLICATION OF PLANNING CIRCULARS 1/88, 3/88 AND 3/89 AND BY THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RELEVANT SECTOR PLANS B & E (PLANNING CIRCULARS 10/91 AND 11/91 RESPECTIVELY).
Government Circular 1/06
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.
