10 May 2016 · Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Field 134898, Narradale Road, Narradale, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2ha
The proposal is for a circular steel slurry tank, 10m in diameter and 4m high, on a concrete base with green vitreous enamel coating to match existing farm buildings, at Cronk Aalin Farm, Narradale, Sulby.
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The site is in the countryside where development is strictly controlled, but General Policy 3(f) permits exceptions for building and engineering operations essential for agriculture.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Restricts new development primarily to towns/villages, permitting countryside development only in exceptional circumstances per GP3. The officer applied this by assessing the slurry tank as falling within GP3(f) exception for essential agricultural operations.
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except for listed exceptions including (f) essential agricultural buildings/operations. Officer tested and confirmed the slurry tank qualifies as essential for the dairy farm's slurry storage needs, justified by planning history.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake, permitting development only for overriding national need with no alternative. Assessed as satisfied since agricultural need outweighed protections via GP3 exception, with no adverse countryside impact.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape protection in AHLV areas unless development does not harm character or location is essential. Officer found no harm to landscape character due to integration with farm group and limited visibility.
Environment Policy 15
Permits agricultural buildings where need outweighs countryside policy, sited close to building groups, appropriate in scale/materials/siting. Officer confirmed need met, tank sited appropriately within farm cluster with matching green vitreous enamel coating.
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.
approved unanimous (08.04.16)
do not oppose the application (08.03.16)
Lezayre Parish Commissioners approved the application unanimously; Department of Infrastructure Highways Division do not oppose.
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
SupportApproved Unanimous
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO
