25 July 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Glen Cam Farm, Corlea Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3ba
Mrs Tami James applied to use one room in the basement of her large rural dwelling, Glen Cam Farm on Corlea Road, Ballasalla, as a workshop for a picture-framing business operating limited hours with no staff or multiple clients at once.
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The officer assessed the principle of the use in a 'Not for Development' area, noting that while General Policy 3 and Environment Policy 1 apply, the small-scale operation of one room by the resident …
General Policy 2
Sets out general 'Development Control' considerations including amenity of local residents, character of the locality, and parking/access/highway safety, relevant even in non-designated areas. Officer assessed no visual impact from internal use, no neighbour amenity harm due to distance and low-intensity operation, and adequate parking, finding full compliance.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking standards per Appendix 7.6 (2 spaces for dwelling plus 1 for business). Site has ample parking for 8 cars, exceeding needs; Highway Services confirmed acceptability.
Business Policy 1
Encourages growth of employment opportunities throughout the Island. Small-scale home business by resident supports this without broader harms.
All new retail development (excepting neighbourhood shops and those instances identified in Business Policy 5) sited within the town and village centr
Directs retail to town/village centres. Single-employee home operation unlikely to draw harmful trade levels away; could grow business to relocate to centre.
Business Policy 10
Retail only in established centres. Assessed as minimal impact due to scale and home-based nature.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Personal permission, no staff
The use hereby approved shall only be for the benefit of Mrs Tami James while they are resident at "Glen Cam Farm" and no staff may be employed and/or work at the premises.
No advertisements without consent
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 (or any Regulations revoking and/or re-enacting those Regulations with or without modification) no advertisement on or within "Glen Cam Farm" may be displayed without the prior submission and approval of advertisement consent.
Use restricted to approved purpose
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 or Town and Country Planning (Change of Use) (Development) (No. 2) Order 2019 or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting these Orders, the building hereby approved shall be used only for the purpose hereby approved (picture-framing business) and shall not be used for any other purpose within Use Class 1.1 without the express grant of planning approval from the Department.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, as the site access and visibility is acceptable in this low flow rural area, and the site layout allows parking for visitors and residents, subject to the business being conditioned to the proposed basement area only.
no objection
Highway Services HDC and Malew Parish Commissioners both raised no objection to application 24/00510/C for additional use of basement for picture-framing business at Glen Cam Farm.
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, as the site access and visibility is acceptable in this low flow rural area, and the site layout allows parking for visitors and residents, subject to the business being conditioned to the proposed basement area only.
Conditions requested: business being conditioned to the proposed basement area only
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionNo objection, unanimous decision.
