9 August 2023 · Committee
Field 321757, Braaid Road, Braaid, Isle Of Man, IM4 2aw
This application sought permission to widen an existing vehicle entrance and carry out associated works at fields on Braaid Road, Braaid, in the parish of Marown on the Isle of Man. The application was considered by committee and approved on 9 August 2023 by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. The approval was granted subject to four conditions. The available evidence is limited to the decision notice, so the specific planning reasons behind the approval are not detailed in the supplied material.
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 9 August 2023. The decision was made by committee and permitted the widening of an existing vehicle entrance along with associated works at the site.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
Prior to the use of the access hereby approved, the resurfacing of the first 6m of the existing access, and the cutting back of the height of the sod hedge to 1.05m to achieve the required 2m x 70m visibility indicated on the 'Proposed Block Site Plan' received 13 June 2023 must be undertaken in accordance with the approved plans, and shall thereafter be permanently retained as such. The re-surfacing must result in a bound surface such that no material is tracked onto the public highway.
Condition 3
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a Precautionary Working Method Statement for breeding birds and common lizards, written by a suitably qualified ecologist, shall be submitted to Planning and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the details as approved, and shall thereafter retained as such.
Condition 4
No development shall commence on site until a landscaping plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The landscaping plan shall contain contains details of any planting to be undertaken on top of the lowered bank.
