26 March 2019 · Delegated - Principal Planner Sarah Corlett
Outbuildings, Staward Farm House, Lane From Sulby Claddagh To Steward Farm, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2ba
The site at Staward Farm House includes a main farmhouse, holiday cottages, and a recently constructed garage block with workshop and playroom, approved in 2001 but incompletely finished. The proposal involved converting part of this building (6.5 x 8.9m ground floor area) into a self-contained kitchen/diner, lounge, u…
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The officer concluded that the proposal would create a self-contained dwelling in open countryside without justification, failing General Policy 3's presumption against such development and Housing Po…
General Policy 3
Lays down a general presumption against development within the open countryside without justification such as agricultural workers' housing or conversion of redundant rural buildings of value (Housing Policy 11). The officer assessed the proposal as failing this due to the site's countryside location and lack of qualifying justification.
Housing Policy 4
Requires new housing primarily within towns and villages, or exceptionally for agricultural workers or rural building conversions per Housing Policy 11. The proposal failed as it did not meet these countryside exceptions.
Housing Policy 11
Permits conversion of rural buildings to dwellings only if redundant, intact, of architectural/historic/social interest, suitable size, compatible with surroundings, and serviced adequately. The officer found it satisfied some criteria (intact, capable of conversion) but failed essential criterion (c) due to recent construction and no historic/architectural interest.
Environment Policy 2
Protects character of High Landscape or Coastal Value areas unless development does not harm landscape or location is essential. Relevant due to zoning but not central to refusal; proposal did not demonstrably harm landscape character.
General Policy 2
Requires developments not to adversely affect surrounding landscape, townscape, resident amenity, or locality character. Considered relevant but not detailed in assessment.
recommend approval
not objecting to the application despite likely impact to two mature spruce trees, as tree removal would probably be approved under Tree Preservation Act with replanting condition
does not oppose the application; sufficient parking and turning space to accommodate additional demand
Arboricultural Officer raised concerns about impact on two mature spruce trees but did not object, recommending assumption of future tree removal; Lezayre Parish Commissioners unanimously approved the application.
Key concern: significant impact to health and longevity of mature spruce tree A due to root protection zone within proposed footprint
Arboricultural Officer
No ObjectionThe root protection of the nearest tree (labelled A in the attached photo) is approximately 8m; well within the proposed footprint of the sun room extension.; I recommend that you proceed on the assumption that approval will ultimately lead to the removal of these spruce trees.; if the owner were to have applied under the Tree Preservation Act to remove these trees, I would probably have approved the application, albeit with a replanting condition.
Conditions requested: replanting condition (in context of potential tree removal application under Tree Preservation Act)
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
Support19/00015/B Proposed conversion of workshop/playroom to create self-contained ancillary living accommodation, Staward Farm House, Sulby, Approved Unanimous
