15 November 2024 · Planning Committee
Field 324673, Braaid Road, Braaid, Isle Of Man, IM4 2aw
The proposal sought permission for a two-storey 6-bedroom farmhouse with garage and a detached agricultural barn (lambing shed, hay store, implement storage) on 3.74 acres of undeveloped fields adjacent to Braaid Road in the village of Braaid.
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The Planning Committee declined the officer's recommendation for approval, determining that the proposed agricultural barn would be sited at too great a distance from the proposed dwelling and existin…
General Policy 2
Requires protection of landscape character and visual amenity. Committee found barn's exposed siting would create obtrusive feature, failing (b) and (c); officer viewed overall impact acceptable in settlement context with landscaping.
General Policy 3
Presumption against countryside development but exempts essential agricultural housing/buildings. Officer accepted via demonstrated need; parish objected it was not essential.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding need. Officer found agricultural need outweighed harm; not directly cited in refusal.
Environment Policy 15
Requires agricultural buildings sited close to existing groups, sympathetic to landscape; exceptional cases near highways need landscaping. Refusal cited barn too distant/isolated from dwellings; officer noted unique dispersed holding justified new 'headquarters'.
Housing Policy 7
New agricultural dwellings only where real need demonstrated. Officer accepted based on DEFA SLU calculation (3.06 units), tenancy security, no alternatives; not overturned in refusal.
Housing Policy 9
Dwellings sited near farm buildings, set back from highway. Officer found roadside siting appropriate in village row despite no existing buildings; barn separation noted positively.
Farming operations justify need for new agricultural dwelling (3.06 SLUs total); functional requirement met for on-site lambing/livestock care; business viable with succession plan
Amended access/visibility splays acceptable; no objection subject to conditions
Supports Manx agriculture, animal welfare, efficient lambing operations
Supports for lambing efficiency, low noise from operations
Multiple neighbouring residents strongly object to the application citing similarity to a previously refused scheme, lack of agricultural need, highway safety issues, and landscape harm; DEFA statutory consultees (Agriculture, Ecosystems/Biodiversity) raise no objections with conditions; DOI Highways requests further visibility splay information.
Key concern: similarity to previously refused application 21/01444/B with unchanged facts and lack of proven agricultural need
DEFA Agriculture & Food Directorate
SupportThe Kellys' agricultural operations equate to 3.06 full-time labour units, exceeding the minimum requirement of 1 full-time labour unit (1900 hours/year).; A farmhouse with an attached garage and an agricultural barn is in line with the Agriculture and Food Directorate’s calculation for need based on standard labour units and agricultural practices.
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionThe Ecosystem Policy Team are not opposed to the development of this area as long as the following conditions are secured on approval to ensure compliance with Environment Policy 1
Conditions requested: Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a Precautionary Working Method Statement for breeding birds and common lizards, written by a suitably qualified ecologist, shall be submitted to Planning and approved in writing by the Department.; No development shall commence on site until a soft landscaping plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department.; No development shall commence on site unless details of construction exclusion areas and protective fencing have been submitted to Planning and approved.; landscaping is secured via a condition
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionThe Ecosystem Policy Team can confirm that we are content with the updated hedge planting details
Conditions requested: Prior to the commencement of the development, a Precautionary Working Method Statement for breeding birds and common lizards, written by a suitably qualified ecologist, shall be submitted to Planning and approved in writing by the Department.; his landscaping is secured via a condition
DOI Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionRequest further information / Revisions.; If the proposal is permitted, the Applicant is advised that a S109(A) Highway Agreement is needed after the grant of planning consent for the alteration of the highway.
White House Braaid Road
ObjectionWe strongly oppose the planning application; We strongly request that this application be refused.
White House Braaid Road
ObjectionWe strongly object to this application and respectfully ask that the application is refused.
White House Braaid Road
ObjectionWe strongly object to this application and respectfully ask that the application is refused.
Bluebell House Braaid Road
ObjectionWe strongly object to this planning application and request that the application be refused.
Deerae Braaid Road
Objectionwe would once again like to put before your planning committee our objections
Deerae Braaid Road
ObjectionOur objections still stand
