Lomond, La Rue de Causie, St Clement: Planning Application considered by Minister

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A decision made on 8 April 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2011-0033
Decision Summary Title	Planning Applications Panel – decisions considered by Minister		Date of Decision Summary:	8th April 2011.
Decision Summary Author:	Chief Officer Department of the Environment		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written & Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Chief Officer Department of the Environment
Written Report Title	P/2010/0958 report to PAP		Date of Written Report:	13 January 2011
Written Report Author:	Planning Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: P/2010/0958. Lomond, La Rue de Causie, St. Clement. Construct 1 No. dwelling. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION for refusal of planning permission.
Decision(s): The Minister resolved to MAINTAIN REFUSAL for the reasons set out in the Department Reported dated 13 January 2011 In considering the reasons for refusal on the Department Report the Minister required: 1. the references to the impact on Lomond to be deleted, and 2. that the unreasonable overbearing relationship with the existing properties to the south of the application site be specified. The revised reasons for refusal are therefore: 1. The proposed development does not provide enough space to enable vehicles to turn on the site and exit in a forward gear and neither is the access, at 2m, wide enough to meet the requirements of Transport and Technical Service - Highways advice for "Roads Serving Small Housing Developments." Therefore, the proposals would be prejudicial to Policies G2 (vii) & H8 (v) of the Adopted Island Plan, 2002. 2. The siting of the proposed new unit of accommodation would create an overbearing impact to the property known as 'Tamariu', La Rue de Causie', St Clement, contrary to Policies G2 (ii) & H8 (iii) of the Adopted Island Plan, 2002. 3 The removal of vegetation to the south and west boundaries of 'Lomond' will create loss of privacy to the amenities of the residents of the properties to the south and west of 'Lomond', resulting in an unreasonable overbearing relationship with these properties contrary to Policies G2 (ii) & H8 (iii) of the Adopted Island Plan, 2002. 4. The proposed development would be an unacceptable overdevelopment of the site, resulting in a building on a back land site out of character with its context which is cramped and too close to neighbouring boundaries, which is harmful to the occupiers of neighbouring properties, contrary to Policies G2, G3 & H8 of the Adopted Island Plan, 2002.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister for Planning and Environment became aware that Planning Applications Panel (PAP) may not have been fully constituted for consideration of the above application and resolved to reconsider the application. The Minister considered all the relevant information including the information presented to the Planning Applications Panel. The decision to refuse permission has been upheld having taken into account the relevant policies of the approved Island Plan, together with other relevant policies and all other materials considerations, including the consultations and representations received.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: Issue notifications of the decision as appropriate.
Signature: Senator FE Cohen		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision