16 May 2011 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated authority)
Wetfield, Ballagawne Road, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6ej
The proposal is for the erection of a traditional form agricultural worker's dwelling on a parcel of agricultural land on the western side of Ballagawne Road, opposite Ballacoar Farm in Lonan. This is a reserved matters submission following approval in principle under PA 10/01379/A granted in January 2011, which establ…
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The application seeks reserved matters approval following extant approval in principle under 10/01379/A, so the general principle of an agricultural dwelling on the site is established and not revisit…
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Restricts residential development generally to designated areas, with no further dwellings in Agneash. Officer noted site partly designated open space/agricultural but principle established by prior approval in principle.
Policy L/OSNC/PR/1
General presumption against development in open space areas. Overridden by established agricultural need from approval in principle.
Agricultural Development
Permits agricultural buildings only if essential and compliant with guidance. Proposal accepted as reserved matters following demonstrated agricultural need.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Limits development to towns/villages or exceptional countryside cases. Agricultural worker housing permitted as exception.
Spatial Policy 5
Countryside development only per General Policy 3 exceptions including essential agricultural housing.
General Policy 3
Exception for essential housing for agricultural workers who must live close to work (cross-ref Housing Policies 7-10).
Environment Policy 15
New agricultural dwellings permitted if need outweighs countryside policy, sited near building groups, appropriate scale/form, sympathetic to landscape. Proposal sited with screening and traditional design.
Housing Policy 4
New countryside housing only in exceptional cases including essential agricultural workers per Policies 7-10.
Housing Policy 7
New agricultural dwellings only where real need demonstrated (established in approval in principle).
Housing Policy 8
Occupancy condition restricting to agricultural workers/widows/dependants (imposed).
Housing Policy 9
Siting within/adjoining farm buildings, set back from highway, via farm access (complied per prior approval).
Housing Policy 10
Design per Planning Circular 3/91 policies 1-7. Officer confirmed traditional form/size/design.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s F/6206/1 and F/6206/2 date stamped the 25th March 2011.
Agricultural occupancy restriction
The dwelling may be occupied only by a person or persons engaged or last engaged solely in agriculture, or a widow or widower of such person, or any resident dependants.
Approve / recommend approval
Do not oppose - has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
