14 February 2025 · Planning Committee
Field 321756, Foxdale Road, Braaid, Isle Of Man, IM4 2an
The proposal involves erecting a two/three-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.
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The officer concluded a clear functional agricultural need was demonstrated for the farmhouse and barn, with the farm requiring 3.29 standard labour units from dispersed holdings, enabling centralised…
Spatial Policy 5
Supports principle of agricultural development where need demonstrated and impacts acceptable. Officer assessed functional need via SLUs, succession, logistics outweighed countryside protections.
Strategic Policy 5
Relevant to countryside location; complied via hamlet integration and limited landscape harm post-amendments.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate development safely. Visibility splays, access improvements accepted by DOI Highways despite relaxations, as betterment over intensification.
Transport Policy 7
Parking per standards; garage + spaces for 2 vehicles + turning provided.
General Policy 2
Protects amenity, character, highways. No overlooking/noise harm, traditional design, access ok; barn relocation addressed visual concerns.
General Policy 3
Presumption against countryside housing except essential agriculture. Need via 3.29 SLUs, no alternatives justified exception.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding need. Agricultural justification outweighed protection; limited visual impact in hamlet.
Environment Policy 15
Agricultural buildings near groups, sympathetic scale/design. Barn now adjacent dwelling/existing barn; dwelling extends hamlet line despite highway proximity, landscaped.
Housing Policy 7
New ag dwellings only with real need. 3.29 SLUs, dispersed tenancies (9 landlords), no suitable alts, succession plan satisfied exceptional test.
Housing Policy 8
Ag occupancy condition applied.
Housing Policy 9
Requires near farm groups, set back from highway. Unique dispersed holding makes impossible; highway siting best for hamlet integration, exceptional circumstances justified.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Materials approval
No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including all hardsurfacing, 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.
Barn agricultural use only
The agricultural barn hereby approved must be used only for agricultural purposes.
Barn removal if disused
In the event that the agricultural barn hereby approved is no longer used or required for agriculture they shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition within 18 months of the date the use ceased.
Agricultural occupancy
The occupation of the dwelling hereby approved shall be limited to a person engaged or last engaged solely in agriculture on the Isle of Man, or a widow or widower of such a person, or any resident dependents.
Lighting plan
No external lighting may be installed unless a lighting plan is first submitted to and approved in writing by the Department.
Landscaping scheme
Prior to the commencement of development, a soft landscaping plan incorporating native species shall be submitted to the Department for approval in writing. The landscaping plan shall be implemented in full as per the approved details prior to the occupation of the development. Any new planting which is removed, becomes severely damaged or diseased within five years of planting shall be replaced.
Protected species method statement
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. The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the details as approved.
Access and visibility construction
Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, the access and visibility splays shall be fully constructed and completed in accordance with Drawing No. PBSPV 02 and PBSP 03 and the access shall be hard surfaced with a gradient not exceeding 7% over its first 6m. Thereafter the access shall be permanently retained as approved.
Visibility splay heights
All areas within the visibility splays shown on the approved block site plan Drawing No. PBSP 03 shall be reduced to a maximum height of 1.05m prior to the occupation of the development and maintained thereafter for the lifetime of the development.
Garage parking
The garage hereby approved shall at all times be made available for the parking of private motor vehicles(s) and shall be retained available for such use.
No garage doors PD
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development shall be undertaken under Class 26 - Garage doors.
No extensions/other buildings PD
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no extension, enlargement or other alteration of the dwelling, and no garages or other free standing buildings shall be erected within the curtilage of the dwelling hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, shall be carried out, without the prior written approval of the Department.
No objection subject to conditions on access, visibility splays, gradient, surfacing
No objection
No objection subject to conditions for breeding birds, common lizards, landscaping
Absolutely in support; no impact on neighbours, sensible modest scheme, best use of resources for farming industry
Supports farming needs, active farmers in community, practical for livestock welfare, ancillary buildings essential, complies with Manx vernacular, economic/environmental benefits
