28 January 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Swallows Rest, Bayrauyr Road, St. Marks, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3at
The proposal involves renovating a traditional stone barn with distinctive quartz-like boulders, restoring it to its original 12.2m x 5.3m footprint (64 sq.m), adding dormers to the front roof, new windows and a door, while retaining the existing ridge height of 5.1m and increasing eaves slightly to 3.3m.
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The officer assessed the proposal against Environment Policy 16 (EP16), which permits reuse of redundant rural buildings that are substantially intact, structurally capable of renovation, preserve fab…
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas exceptionally including conversion of redundant rural buildings of architectural/historical/social value (b). Officer confirmed site unzoned white land countryside but barn qualified as redundant and of visual interest using local materials, enabling exception without new build.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for tourist use if redundant/substantially intact/structurally renovatable, preserves fabric of interest, no extension/adverse change, no traffic issues, no dispersal harming settlements. Assessed as met: building sound (minor works only), visually attractive vernacular, no extension (same footprint), Highways no objection, tourism use supported; dormers necessary for viable use without major rebuild.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the renovation of the existing building and its use for tourist accommodation, as shown in drawings 484-01B received on 21st December, 2010 on the site as defined in 484-01A received on 3rd November, 2010.
No unapproved reconstruction
This permission is based upon the scheme shown in the submitted drawings and no approval is granted to any reconstruction which is not shown in these drawings. If the existing fabric should become unstable and be lost during the construction works, a further planning permission will be required for these works and it is unlikely that planning permission will be granted for the construction of a completely new, or mostly new building.
No permitted development
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no extensions, greenhouses, walls, gates, fences, garden sheds, summerhouses, flag poles, decking, garages, or tanks for the storage of oil for domestic heating shall be erected (other than those expressly authorised by this approval).
Do not oppose, has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
fully supports the application as quality self-catering tourist accommodation providing unique opportunity in beautiful location, in sympathy with policy to encourage such development
