20 February 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Sarah Corlett)
West Kimmeragh, West Kimmeragh Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4ba
The proposal involves constructing a new steel-framed agricultural building with walls part-rendered and painted up to 1m, olive green box profile cladding above, and matching roof and roller shutter doors, on the 130-acre West Kimmeragh Farm alongside the A17 Burma Road.
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The site is a working farm with evident need for additional storage, confirmed by site visit showing machinery parked outside and planning history of prior agricultural approvals.
Environment Policy 15
Requires agricultural buildings in countryside to demonstrate need outweighing general policy against development, sited close to existing groups, appropriate scale/materials/siting/form sympathetic to landscape, with landscaping near highways. Officer assessed the proposal meets this as sited in farmyard group, evident need from site/farm history, appropriate olive green materials, no visual impact with hedgerow retention. No tension noted, full compliance found.
General Policy 3
Provides exceptions to countryside development restrictions. Officer concluded proposal falls within these exceptions due to ENV15 compliance on agricultural need and siting/scale.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Agricultural use only
The building must be used only for agricultural purposes. Reason: The countryside is protected from development and an exception is being made on the basis of agricultural need. As such the building must be used for the purposes for which it is approved.
Retain roadside landscaping
The existing road side boundary landscaping (northern) as shown in Photographs 1, 2, & 3 received on 28th November 2019 are required to be retained. Any trees or plants along this boundary which die or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.
do not object
Highways Division do not oppose the application. Bride Parish Commissioners had no objections to the application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO
Bride Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners had no objections to this application
