24 November 2016 · Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Balnahow Farmhouse, Balnahowe, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1hn
The proposal involves alterations to a traditional Manx farmhouse including replacement of the front porch with a sunlounge, demolition and replacement of rear annex and porch with a smaller annex, study link, and 8m x 6.5m garage, plus four dormer windows and four rooflights, providing 21% net additional floor area.
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The officer assessed compliance with Housing Policy 15, noting the extensions provide far less than the 50% floor area increase threshold and are single-storey, retaining the main mass and form of the…
General Policy 3
GP3 permits extensions to existing dwellings in countryside. The officer confirmed the proposal falls within permitted development types, with extensions assessed as compliant due to scale and design.
Housing Policy 15
Requires extensions to traditionally styled countryside properties to respect proportion, form, and appearance, with only exceptional approval over 50% floor space increase. The 21% net increase is well below 50%, single-storey additions retain main mass, and design respects traditional character despite sunlounge placement.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake, permitting development only with overriding national need and no alternatives. The officer implied compliance as extensions to existing dwelling do not adversely affect countryside, being ancillary and screened.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises protection of High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance areas unless development does not harm character or location is essential. Single-storey extensions screened from public views and curtilage extension minimal with stone wall do not harm landscape character.
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.
Garage use restriction
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012, the garage hereby approved shall only be used for storage in association with the occupation of the main house to which it is attached and may not be converted to or used as additional habitable accommodation and shall retain its garage doors as hereby approved. Reason: to prevent the continued and uncontrolled expansion of the house by the application of Classes 26 and 17 of the Order.
no objection
