4 October 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Ballawhane Farm, Leodest Road, Andreas, Isle Of Man, IM7 3eg
The proposal involves demolishing a historic single-storey stone farm outbuilding at Ballawhane Farm, which a structural survey described as poorly constructed, dilapidated, and unsafe, and replacing it with a similar-sized single-storey blockwork stable building with corrugated roof and a hay store.
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The officer assessed the proposal against countryside and equestrian policies, noting that the new stable building is of equivalent size and mass to the existing outbuilding and sited adjacent to a la…
General Policy 3
Permits essential agricultural buildings in countryside. Officer confirmed stables qualify as essential for equestrian activity linked to farm use, sited within existing building group.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside ecology. No adverse ecological impact identified; development ancillary to existing farm use.
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value. Proposal would not harm character due to equivalent scale, adjacent siting to existing buildings, and intermittent distant views filtered by trees and sod bank.
Environment Policy 19
Permits equestrian development if no amenity loss, no high quality ag land loss, highways ok. No losses identified; private use confirmed.
Environment Policy 21
Requires horse buildings not detrimental to countryside character, using purpose-specific form and materials without cavity walls. Single-skin blockwork with corrugated roof suits purpose; conditioned to enforce.
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 demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of stables with store and formation of manege in the corner of Field 120316, Ballawhane Farm, Leodest Road, Andreas as shown by 12/2367/01, 12/2367/02, 12/2367/03, 08/2226/04, Survey-01 and Structural Report all received 15th June 2012.
Equestrian use only
The approved building may be used only for equestrian purposes, that is the keeping of horses and the storage of equipment associated with that use.
Single blockwork walls
For the avoidance of doubt, the walls of the approved building must be constructed from single block work. Cavity wall construction is not permitted.
No arena illumination
No permission is granted or implied for any illumination of the external arena.
Private use only
The development hereby approved must be used only private use and must not be used in any commercial manner.
no objections
meets relevant highway policies and standards for private use only
no comment required, no condition needed for recording
