Appeals against 320 new homes in Braddan dismissed

Development now has green light from planners

Appeals against more than 300 new homes being built in Braddan have been dismissed.

Planning permission has now been given for the development.

The application, which was first submitted by Hartford Homes in 2022, is for a plot of land between Braddan School and Douglas Rugby Club.

It's hoping to build 320 new homes, a nursery, a primary school as well as a neighbourhood centre.

Approval was then given for the scheme in January of this year.

However, two appeals were submitted against the plans, including from Braddan Commissioners.

They raised a number of concerns:

• Premature in advance of the forthcoming Strategic Plan review where Housing Policies should be examined in relation to The Need for Housing
• Principal of Development
• Traffic and Air Quality
• Landscape and loss of agricultural land
• Wildlife
• Design
• Ability to register with the local GP Practice
• Available places in the primary schools within the catchment area
• Flooding and Drainage
• Safe vehicular access via Braddan Bridge
• Impact on the properties of additional traffic using the Access Road during road closures
• Capability of surface water drainage system for proposed development
• Structure and stability of road to allow for centre turning line for traffic turning into proposed development.
• Active Travel Strategy
• Procedures at Planning Committee and Case Officers’ Report

They were both dismissed though, and approval has now been given to the scheme with a number of conditions.

You can see those conditions here and the planning proposals in full here.