4 July 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Barroose House, Barroose Road, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6ar
The proposal involves changing the use of a large two-storey annex adjoining Barroose House, a farmhouse off Barroose Road in rural Baldrine, Lonan, to provide self-catering tourist accommodation ancillary to the main house.
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The officer considered that Business Policy 12, Environment Policy 16, and General Policy 3 carry little weight as they relate to physical developments or conversions of redundant rural buildings, whe…
Business Policy 11
Requires tourism development to accord with sustainable objectives and countryside protections. Officer noted it applies but assessed proposal as compliant given no countryside harm from additional use.
Business Policy 12
Permits conversion of redundant rural buildings to tourist use if complying with Housing Policy 11. Officer gave it little weight as no physical conversion proposed, but found merits acceptable.
Business Policy 14
Permits quality self-catering in barn conversions in rural areas if complying with GP3, BP11, BP12. Officer assessed as compliant with policy essence for existing annex use.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for tourist use if redundant, intact, no extension needed, no traffic issues, and benefits outweigh impacts. Little weight given as no conversion work; still compliant.
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except conversions of rural buildings etc. Little weight as no physical development; proposal assessed as not adversely affecting countryside.
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 drawing numbers. 684/00/02, 684/00/05, and the Floor Plan, all received on 30th May 2012.
Specific use restriction
This approval relates to the additional use of the annex, which is ancillary to Barroose House, for self-catering tourist accommodation purposes.
recommends approval of the application
Recommend approval has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
