30 July 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (J Singleton); issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Cooilbane House, Main Road, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2hr
The site is Cooilbane House, a two-storey traditional farmhouse-style dwelling with Manx stone finishes and slate roof, located on Main Road in Sulby within countryside designated as woodland and high landscape value.
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The officer assessed the main issues as potential visual impact on the countryside/landscape and the individual dwelling. The removal of the existing two-storey flat roof lift pod (a side extension) w…
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside (land outside settlements) from developments with adverse effects unless overriding national need and no alternative. Officer assessed that proposals would not adversely affect the countryside, given partial screening by boundaries and mature trees reducing visibility from public views.
Housing Policy 15
Permits extensions/alterations to traditionally styled countryside properties only if respecting proportion, form, and appearance; limits to 50% floor space increase except exceptionally. Removal of lift pod reduces floor area, benefits visual amenities, and respects traditional form of two-storey farmhouse with Manx stone and slate.
Planning Circular 3/91
Guides design of rural residential development. Officer confirmed works respect proportion, form, and appearance of existing property, aligning with policy intent alongside HP15.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no objection (11.07.2025)
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