9 February 2012 · Applicant at request of Miss Laura Davy, Assistant Planner
Ard Na Mara House, Quines Hill, Port Soderick, Isle Of Man, IM4 1ba
The proposal was for conversion of a redundant barn into three holiday cottages with additional parking on a rural site at Ard Na Mara House. Planning officers identified major issues including discrepancies between submitted drawings and the site reality, unauthorised works already carried out (including demolition of…
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The officer could not assess the application as a conversion because works had already been carried out and the barn proposed for conversion was no longer there, having been demolished and replaced wi…
Housing Policy 11
Requires rural building conversions to be substantially intact, structurally capable of renovation without rebuilding, of architectural/historic interest, using original materials, and not involving replacement buildings. Officer assessed the barn failed as it had collapsed (per 2009 photos), was demolished, and replaced with new build, directly contravening the prohibition on 'rebuilding of ruins or the erection of replacement buildings of similar, or even identical, form'.
General Policy 3
Presumption against new development in countryside except specific exceptions like conversions of intact rural buildings (cross-ref HP11). If not a conversion, the proposal as new tourist units would not qualify under exceptions like essential agriculture, replacement dwellings, or national need; officer noted it would likely be refused.
Fully supports the planning application as it encourages quality tourist accommodation, diversification, and boosts the local economy; applicants aware of registration criteria.
no objection
