B5

is understood that existing buildings and uses may require some form of planning approval from time to time in order to carry out necessary maintenance and keep up building standards.

Glen Roy (B5)

Landscape Character Area

Glen Roy (B5)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the tranquil rural valley, with its scattered houses and farmsteads surrounded by deciduous woodland;
2. its winding, narrow roads with small fords and bridges;
3. relatively continuous tree cover in the valley bottom;
4. strong field pattern on the lower valley sides.

Key Views

Opened and channelled views up to the open uplands that surround the area.

Channelled views over wooded valley towards Laxey.

East Baldwin (B6)

Landscape Character Area

East Baldwin (B6)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the valley with its dense deciduous woodland in valley bottom;
2. its scattered hill farms and houses in the remote, rural and tranquil valley.

Key Views

Reasonably enclosed views due to the relatively continuous roadside trees that grow on the grassed Manx hedges that line the road corridor and the dense woodland on the valley floor.

Some glimpsed views through field gates up valley sides, and over wooded valley floor to the open upland areas that surround the valley.

Expansive and panoramic views up to the surrounding upland areas and down the valley from the more open valley head.

West Baldwin (B7)

Landscape Character Area

West Baldwin (B7)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the valley with its dense deciduous woodland in lower valley bottom;
2. the traditional character of West Baldwin Village;
3. the rural and tranquil character of the valley;
4. the open views across the West Baldwin Reservoir to the surrounding upland areas.

Key Views

Enclosed views from the valley bottom.

Glimpsed views between vegetation up the valley to the upland areas.

Open views across the West Baldwin Reservoir.

Glimpsed view of St. Luke's Church.

Landscape Proposal 3 (West Baldwin)

To preserve the character of West Baldwin village any application for planning approval must demonstrate that consideration has been given to scale, location and design of development in order to protect and enhance the village and its setting and that the proposed development can mitigate adverse effects.

Landscape Proposal 4 (West Baldwin)

Any development that would be visible from the West Baldwin Reservoir must be so designed so as to integrate well into the landscape showing sensitive design towards its setting. Colours, materials and finishes must be of a non-reflective and complementary nature.

Greeba Valley (C1)

Landscape Character Area

Greeba Valley (C1)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the valley with its well-treed and enclosed character in the valley bottom;
2. its distinct rectilinear field pattern and small scattered hill farms on the rising valley sides.

Key Views

Views from valley floor typically enclosed by the fragmented woodland and roadside trees on the valley floor.

More open views from the valley sides along the valley and up to the peaks of the Northern Upland peaks and the upper slopes of Foxdale.

Union Mills, Glen Vine & Crosby (C3)

Landscape Character Area

Union Mills, Glen Vine & Crosby (C3)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of the well-treed valley with some scattered and nucleated settlements.

Key Views

Open views up to the Northern Uplands and the upper slopes of Foxdale in places.

Glimpsed views in the East towards the urban edge of Douglas

Laxey (D2)

Landscape Character Area

Laxey (D2)

Landscape Strategy

Conserve and enhance:

1. the character, quality and distinctiveness of this area, with its relatively sparse settlement other than the characteristic settlement of Laxey;
2. its distinct small-scale field pattern;
3. its valley bottom woodland along National Glens;
4. the setting of the various historic and archaeological features within the area.

Key Views

Dramatic views to an Upland backdrop to the North and West.

Channelled views East and West along the corridor of Laxey Glen.

Views to the instantly recognisable Lady Isabella water wheel as a landmark within the area.

Panoramic views eastwards across the sea from areas of higher land within the character area.

Landscape Proposal 5 (Laxey)

There is a presumption against development that would have an adverse impact on the setting of the landmark Lady Isabella water wheel.

Proposals for planning approval which would result in some development being visible from the Lady Isabella water wheel must demonstrate that the design is informed by the setting and has taken into account the effect, if any, on such views and responded to them.

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