Mullinaragher, Mullinaragher Road, St. Marks, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3aq
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Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings. Registered Buildings Officer assessed impact on special interest and setting, supporting retention of historic fabric with appropriate materials.
Environment Policy 32
Extensions or alterations to Registered Buildings must not detrimentally affect character. Officer noted general retention of form, openings, and finishes but requested internal finish changes.
Environment Policy 33
Change of use permitted if appropriate and alterations not detrimental to character. Officer considered change to cultural centre compatible with fabric and setting.
Environment Policy 34
Traditional materials preferred for pre-1920 buildings. Officer supported lime pointing/lime-wash but suggested pre-weathered corrugated steel for extension roofs.
General Policy 2
Highways cited non-accordance with GP2 (h and i) due to unsustainable location and highway safety issues.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Highways cited due to lack of sustainability.
Strategic Policy 10
Highways cited (a-d) for accessibility and transport issues.
Transport Policy 1
Highways cited for highway safety.
Transport Policy 4
Highways cited for parking and access.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Considers importance, physical features, and setting. Officer assessed building importance, features like finishes, and setting contribution.
RB/4: Use
Optimum viable use compatible with fabric, interior, and setting. Officer found cultural centre use minimises impact.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Special regard to preserving character; presumption against alterations unless justified. Officer supported with amendments and conditions.
Do not object subject to conditions on finishes, works to existing buildings, and landscaping
Bat report in order; no evidence of roosting bats but request conditions for timing, bat boxes, lighting, and landscaping
Highways Development Control objects due to unsuitable single-track road access and lack of sustainable transport; Registered Buildings Officer does not object subject to conditions on finishes and materials; Ecosystem Policy supports bat mitigations; Malew Commissioners concur w…
Key concern: unsuitable single-track road access generating unsafe traffic increases
Registered Buildings Officer
Conditional No ObjectionSuggest minor alterations - Do not object subject to conditions; I do, however, have concerns about the proposal to dry line and insulate the internal walls of the historic buildings; the east elevation of the barn building would be improved if there was a clearer separation between the existing and proposed buildings
Conditions requested: No materials are to be installed on the existing buildings or proposed extension until sample details of wall cladding, roof finishes, rainwater goods, windows and external doors have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and be retained thereafter.; Prior to the commencement of pointing, rendering, plastering or lime-washing works on the existing buildings, a sample area of each internal and external finish in an agreed location is to be inspected and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter, the works are to be undertaken in accordance with the approved sample panels.; No new landscaping finishes are to be installed on any area of the site until sample details of these finishes have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and be retained thereafter.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications
Highways Development Control
Objectionthe site is not in a suitable and safe location to encourage significant increases in traffic; does not accord with Policies GP2 (h and i), SP2, SP10 (a - d), TP1 and TP4 of the Strategic Plan 2016; Recommendation: O
Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionThe Manx Bat Group’s (MBG) report for Mullinaragher dated February 2024 is all in order
Conditions requested: No works on the buildings to commence between October - March, in order to avoid potentially hibernating bats.; No works to commence unless a bat box/brick plan has been provided to Planning and approved in writing. At least one bat box should be provided on a north elevation to mitigate against the loss of potential hibernating space.; No permanent external lighting to be installed unless a sensitive low level lighting plan, following best practise as detailed in the Bat Conservation Trust and Institute of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 8/23 on Bats and Artificial Lighting (2023), has been submitted to Planning and approved in writing.; No works to commence unless a soft landscaping scheme has been submitted to Planning and approved in writing. Landscaping is to be undertaken with native, or near native, species.
Malew Parish Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners discussed the above planning applications at their meeting held on 7th August 2024 and resolved that they concur with the comments made by Highways Division
Flood Risk Management
No CommentDEFER; Flood Risk Assessment is needed
DOI Highways Drainage
Conditional No ObjectionAllowing surface water runoff onto a public highway would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986
Conditions requested: Applicant should be aware off and demonstrate compliance with Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986 and guidance contained in section 11.3.11 of the Manual for Manx Roads.
