10 December 2024 · Planning Committee
Duxbury House, Ballamodha Straight, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3el
The proposal involves demolishing a redundant chicken shed on a 10-acre farm site and replacing it with two identical tourist pods, each 7.1m long by 5.45m wide and 2.75m high, clad in Acoya timber, with a 3m decked area and dedicated parking.
Click a button above to find applications similar to this one.
See how this application compares to similar ones — policies, conditions, and outcomes side by side.
The site is in open countryside not designated for development, conflicting with Environment Policy 1 (protection of countryside) and General Policy 3 (exceptions to development in countryside), as th…
Environment Policy 1
Requires protection of countryside unless overriding national need outweighs protection. Proposal conflicts as site not zoned for development and no overriding need, but benefits from tourism support and building removal considered to outweigh harm.
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas only in specified exception categories. Proposal does not qualify, creating policy conflict overcome by exceptional circumstances of redundant building replacement and tourism cluster.
General Policy 2
Addresses general development considerations including design, visual impact (b&c), amenities (g), and highway safety (h&i). Proposal complies with neutral visual impact, no amenity harm, and adequate parking.
Business Policy 14
Permits tourist accommodation if no compromise to neighbouring residents' amenities. No adverse impacts identified.
Strategic Policy 8
Supports reuse of quality buildings for tourism. Proposal aligns via replacement with tourism pods in cluster.
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.
Parking provision
Prior to the occupation of the tourist pods - the parking as indicated on drawing '24/KF/MSP', shall be completed ready for use and retained thereafter for their particular use. Reason: To ensure that the car parking are achieved and provided and in the interests of highway safety.
No objections
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking; existing access and proposed layout acceptable
Highway Services HDC has no objection to the application, finding no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality, or parking. Malew Parish Commissioners also have no objections.
Highway Services HDC
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 existing access and proposed layout is acceptable for the proposals.; The Applicant is advised to consider EV charging points for guests to aid Net Zero ambitions.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionI can confirm that Malew Parish Commissioners have no objections to the following planning applications.; 24/91103/B Kingsley Farm, Ballamodha Replace existing chicken shed with two Pod structures for Tourist accommodation
