31 May 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority)
Nurseries, Ballacharry Road, St Marks, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3eh
The proposal involves building a wooden potting shed (2.5m x 9.9m x 2.7m high) and two netting tunnels (each 5m x 19.8m x 2.5m high) for horticultural production at an existing overgrown nursery site in the countryside.
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The site is on unzoned 'white land' in the countryside, so General Policy 3 exceptions were considered, particularly for buildings essential for agriculture/horticulture.
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas exceptionally for buildings essential for agriculture/forestry. Officer applied the exception as proposal supports horticultural nursery operations on established site with prior approvals.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding need with no alternative. Proposal justified as horticultural facility with no significant adverse impact due to screening.
Environment Policy 17
Permits nursery buildings if scale/form in keeping, no amenity/highway impact, no adverse character effect, and screened from highways. Assessed as compliant due to small size, wooded shed/netting materials suiting rural character, full boundary screening, distance from road, and no amenity/highway concerns.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of a wooden potting shed and tool store and two netting tunnels as proposed in the submitted documents which are date-stamped 11th April 2012.
Agricultural/horticultural use only
The polytunnels and timber potting shed must be used only for agricultural/horticulture purposes.
no objection to the application
