25 July 2023 · Planning Committee
Goldies Loughan, Jurby East, Isle Of Man, IM7 3ez
The proposal involves converting a redundant stable building into a home office for use incidental to the main dwelling at Goldies Loughan in the countryside. It includes raising the roof height, adding rooflights, new windows, and a flue, while maintaining the building's traditional form.
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The proposal was approved because it is in close proximity to an existing dwelling in the countryside and would maintain the traditional form of the stable building with no impact on the character of …
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Strategic Policy 3 is materially relevant. The officer assessed the proposal against countryside development principles, finding the ancillary conversion acceptable due to proximity to the dwelling and reuse of a redundant building.
Spatial Policy 5
Strategic Policy 5 is materially relevant. Applied in context of countryside location, with proposal deemed compliant as it maintains character and has no amenity impacts.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b)(c)(g)(m)(n) requires consideration of development quality, amenity, character. Proposal satisfies as alterations preserve traditional form without overly domestic appearance or amenity harm.
General Policy 3
General Policy 3 is materially relevant to design and amenity; officer found no impacts on streetscene or neighbours.
Environment Policy 1
Environment Policy 1 protects countryside character; satisfied as proposal maintains traditional form with no character impact.
Environment Policy 16
Environment Policy 16 seeks reuse of appropriate rural buildings for alternative uses; officer applied criteria for conversions (redundancy, structural integrity, traditional form, size, compatibility), finding proposal complies despite ancillary use.
Housing Policy 11
Housing Policy 11 relates to rural building conversions; used alongside ENV16 to support principle of reuse for home office ancillary to dwelling.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Ancillary use only
The conversion stable building to home office hereby approved shall only be used in association with the main dwelling house "Goldies Loughan" and for purposes incidental to the use of main dwelling house "Goldies Loughan" as a single dwelling for no commercial purposes and only in accordance with the internal layout shown on plan 03 REV A received on the 11.07.2023. Reason: To ensure that the proposal remains available to meet the identified need associated with Goldies Loughan; avoiding any future fragmentation of the curtilage and being used separately from the main dwelling house which would result in an unacceptable impact upon living amenities to the main dwelling house "Goldies Loughan".
does not object; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 23/00431/B and found it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, stating they do not oppose (DNO).
Highway Services HDC
No Objection23/00431/B - After reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.
