20 July 2020 · Planning Committee
Knockaloe Beg Farmhouse, Knockaloe Beg Lane, Raggatt, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 3aq
The proposal seeks approval for converting a historic shepherd's cottage within the walled garden of Knockaloe Beg Farm into a small dwelling with tourist use, including a sun lounge addition (13 sq m), shower room (8 sq m added in 2014), living/kitchen area, spiral staircase to bedroom, and changes to roof stack and w…
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The officer assessed compliance with Environment Policy 16 (EP16) and Housing Policy 11 (HP11), noting the development does not fully comply as the shower room and sun lounge extensions add significan…
Housing Policy 11
Requires redundancy of original use, substantial intactness, architectural/historic interest, sufficient size for dwelling with modest extensions not harming character, compatibility with surroundings, and satisfactory services. Officer found partial non-compliance due to extensions beyond 'modest' scale and changes to stack/window, but acceptable given historic value, site context, and no new services needed.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for tourist use if redundant, intact, preserves fabric of interest, no extension or adverse change, no traffic issues, no dispersal harming settlements, and benefits outweigh impacts if redevelopment needed. Assessed as not fully compliant due to extensions and appearance changes, but justified by preservation of historic structure integral to farm character in High Landscape Value area.
do not oppose
DEFA Inland Fisheries and Patrick Parish Commissioners raised no objections to the application, while Highways Division had no opposition; Natural History & Antiquarian Society expressed regret over retrospective nature but requested a specific condition on the flue stack.
Key concern: retrospective nature of application and alterations impacting historic character of rare walled garden structure
DEFA Inland Fisheries
No ObjectionDEFA Fisheries have no objection to the retrospective development, as precautions were followed and there was no disturbance of the watercourse.
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
Patrick Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionNO OBJECTION would be made to... 20/00488 - Convert The Tower to Residential and Additional Tourist Use at Knockaloe Beg, Raggatt
Isle of Man Natural History & Antiquarian Society
Conditional No ObjectionIsle of Man Natural History & Antiquarian Society regret that this application is retrospective.; a walled garden with original structures is a rarity on the Island.; The building is visible from public hillside and footpaths to the west.
Conditions requested: replacement fluestack to be given a stone finish to reflect that which previously existed
