Cartographical Errors - Eastern Area Plan

Summary

The request asked if maps in the Eastern Area Plan were checked for errors after Tynwald approval and for details of any found. The Cabinet Office confirmed all maps were checked, identified two specific cartographical errors regarding settlement boundaries in Crosby and Laxey, and provided links to the corrected and draft maps.

Key Facts

• All maps within the Area Plan for the East have been checked for errors since approval by Tynwald.
• Two mapping errors were identified and reported to the Cabinet Office.
• One error involved the settlement boundary around Crosby Meadows Estate (Site MH021) on Map 10 and Map 3 extending further west and south than intended.
• A second error concerned the settlement boundary at 'Ballabluff' in Laxey (Map 7), which was incorrectly stepped back to Pinfold Hill instead of aligning with the railway line.
• Links to the final corrected maps and the original draft plans showing the intended boundaries were provided.

Data Disclosed

• 2431640
• 2022-05-05
• 2022-05-23
• 14 February 2020
• May 2018
• Map 10
• Map 3
• Map 7
• Site MH021
• Two mapping errors

Original Request

Since being approved by Tynwald, have all of the maps within the Area Plan for the East been subsequently checked to ensure that they are correct and do not contain cartographical errors? How many maps within the Area plan for the East have been found to contain cartographical errors? Please provide details of any maps with errors and a description of each error

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Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 2431640 23 May 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 5 May 2022 and which states:

"Since being approved by Tynwald, have all of the maps within the Area Plan for the East been subsequently checked to ensure that they are correct and do not contain cartographical errors? How many maps within the Area plan for the East have been found to contain cartographical errors? Please provide details of any maps with errors and a description of each error"

Our response to your request is as follows: All of the Area Plan for the East Maps have been checked for errors since the Plan’s approval by Tynwald. Two mapping errors have been identified and both were brought to the attention of Cabinet Office. One error was found on Map 10 - Crosby (and subsequently on Map 3 as the same data is used for the Proposals Map). The settlement boundary around the Crosby Meadows Estate (Site MH021) was found to extend further to the west and south than was intended in the Modifications documentation published on 14 February 2020.
Final Map 10 is available here: https://www.gov.im/media/1370407/10-ape-updated- final-inset-map-10-crosby-gv-a1-landscape-002-101221.pdf Final Map 3 is available here: https://www.gov.im/media/1370400/3-ape-updated- final-proposals-map-3-a0-portrait-101221.pdf The Draft Map 10 is available here: https://www.gov.im/media/1361638/area-plan-for- the-east-draft-map-10-crosby-glen-vine.pdf
The Draft Plan shows how the settlement boundary around Crosby Meadows should have appeared on the final map. One other error was found to have occurred. This was in respect of land at 'Ballabluff' in Laxey. A query was raised with Cabinet Office and subsequently investigated. Thereafter followed an exchange of correspondence between the landowner and Cabinet Office regarding the error which related to the settlement boundary position relating to land at Ballabluff.

The final Map for Laxey (Map 7) is available on the Government webpage: https://www.gov.im/media/1370404/map-7-laxey-dec20.pdf The intention was for the settlement boundary to continue to align with the railway line rather than being stepped back to Pinfold Hill at the land known as Ballabluff. The settlement boundary in this area should have reflected the Draft Plan published in May 2018. The Draft Map 7 for Laxey is available here: https://www.gov.im/media/1361635/area- plan-for-the-east-draft-map-7-laxey.pdf Please quote the reference number 2431640 in any future communications. Your right to request a review

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