29 May 2019 · Planning Committee
Field 434113, Douglas Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2bb
The application seeks retrospective permission for a borehole installed in 2017 and approval for a small plant building over the borehole head, designed as an earth-covered mound with Stoney Mountain granite monoliths to mimic local Neolithic burial cairns, providing sustainable water supply and irrigation for the appr…
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The officer noted that while boreholes can damage countryside through mounded structures and groundwater alteration, no concerns were raised by Ecosystems Policy Office unlike a comparable ASSI case, …
Environment Policy 1
Presumes against development adversely affecting countryside quality. Officer assessed the proposal would have no adverse impact on character or appearance due to screening and design.
Environment Policy 2
Presumes against development impacting countryside character. Site in high landscape value area; design and location found to conserve rural character.
Environment Policy 7
Protects watercourses; references Code of Good Agricultural Practice. No issues identified with water extraction.
Environment Policy 22
Presumes against development polluting watercourses or groundwater. Borehole for single dwelling not considered significant risk.
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.
no objection
no adverse highway impact from the development
no issue with this proposal
Inland Fisheries, Malew Parish Commissioners, and Highway Services all raised no objections to the retrospective borehole and plant building application.
Inland Fisheries
No ObjectionInland Fisheries do not have any concerns here either.; the planning applications are fine to go through from our perspective as we do not have the legislation to control abstraction.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMalew Parish Commissioners have no objections to the following Planning Applications:; 19/00450/B Gatekeeper Cottage, Ballawoods Halt, Ballasalla (PA 17/01076/B)
Highway Services
No ObjectionThe proposed pump/plant room to supply the gatekeeper cottage with a water supply should not create any new highway issues.; Highway Services does not oppose the application provided that the continued use of the borehole would not have an adverse impact on the stability of the public highway nearby.; Recommendation: DNO
