19 June 2007 · Committee
Field 524262, South Of Mount Rule Junction, Mount Rule, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4ht
The application sought approval in principle for residential development on a field of open pasture with existing trees, located south of the A23 Mount Rule Road at Mount Rule, Braddan. The site is zoned as Wood under the Braddan Parish Plan (Circular 6/91) and is not allocated for residential use. The officer's assessment found the proposal contrary to established countryside protection policy, particularly Planning Circular 1/88, which discourages residential development outside allocated areas and recognises the fragility of the Manx countryside. Access to the site was also noted as potentially problematic due to road alignment and visibility constraints. The Planning Committee refused the application, finding it both contrary to policy and premature pending preparation of a Local Plan for Braddan.
The site is not zoned for residential development and the studies required by Local Plan Policy 5.6 before any such development could be considered had not been carried out. Granting approval would conflict with long-standing countryside protection policies, including Planning Circular 1/88, and would be premature while the Braddan Local Plan remained unprepared. The Planning Committee refused the application on these grounds.
Refusal Reasons
Braddan Parish Plan
zoned as Wood
ical basis. By virtue of the revocation of the development plans referred to in Article 5 (d) and (g), the Cabinet Office also withdraws the following Planning Circulars in their entirety - 1. PC 6/91 - the Braddan Local Plan: Written Statement; and 2. PC 1/2000 - the Onchan Local Plan: Written Statement.
Local Plan
No development will be permitted in such areas until the appropriate studies have been completed
ccommodation in rural areas wi ll be considered, including the provision of hostels and similar accommodation suitable for walkers but must comply with General Policy 3 and Business Policy 11. 9.5.6 Area Plans may address a number of tourism issues, including current and future visitor trends and how they might impact upon the existing and future environment (for example through demand for certain types of accommodation, traffic generation, and parking requirements), an identification of areas where changing tourism trends are likely to result in demand to re -use or redevelop tourism buildings, and how key tourism assets such as natural landscapes cultural heritage and historic town centres can be protected. The role of an Area Plan should not be to provide a strategy for tourism but rat her to facilitate possible development by way of appropriate policies and guidance.
Planning Circular
discourage residential development in the countryside
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).
Approval in principle for change of use of field for residential development, Field 1369, Mount Rule, Braddan
Approval in principle to develop 2 building plots as infill, Land adjoining Meadow Cottage, Mount Rule, Braddan
Approval in principle to develop 3 building plots as infill, Land adjoining Meadow Cottage, Mount Rule, Braddan
Erection of dwelling, site adjoining Meadow Cottage, Mount Rule, Braddan
