4 June 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Field 210349, Coast Road, Jurby, Isle Of Man, IM7 3et
The proposal involves erecting a 3.3m by 16.2m open-sided timber structure with metal cladding on the western side of an existing stable block in a flat grazing field screened by a roadside grass bank.
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The site is in an area 'not for development' and an 'Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value', so the starting point is a presumption against development per Spatial Policy 5, but an exception applies…
General Policy 2
General Development Considerations. Officer assessed overall compliance including design, siting, and impacts on amenity, highways, and countryside character.
General Policy 3
Exceptions to development in the countryside. Proposal qualified as equestrian support structure, enabling countryside exception.
Environment Policy 1
Protection of the countryside. Extension deemed not detrimental beyond existing stable due to agricultural barn theme, roadside screening, and flat site.
Environment Policy 19
Equestrian development in the countryside. Allowed where no amenity/highway/agricultural land loss; proposal met tests with private scale and sensitive siting.
Environment Policy 21
Development for stabling or shelter of animals in the countryside. Supports horse care; assessed for no detriment in siting/design/size/finish, with dark colouring condition.
Transport Policy 4
Highways safety. Small-scale traffic not adverse; existing access adequate, Highway Services no objection.
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.
Private use only
The stabling and storage building shall be for private use only. Reason: Due to highway safety concerns the Department does not consider the site suitable for anything other than private use.
Agricultural/equestrian use only
The building must be used only for agricultural/ equestrian purposes. Reason: The countryside is protected from development and an exception is being made on the basis of agricultural/ equestrian need. As such the building must be used for the purposes for which it is approved.
Materials approval
Prior to the occupation of the building the external walls (cladding), doors, and door frames all on the new building must be painted/finished in a dark green/olive green colour and the roof a dark grey or dark green in colour and all being retained thereafter. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
External lighting
There shall be no external lighting of the stable block/ store unless full lighting plan details have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Department, such details shall include position of lights, level of illumination and cowl details. Any external lighting shall then only be installed in full accordance with the approved lighting plan and retained as such thereafter. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure no harm to the dark skies.
No works to sod bank
Notwithstanding the details provided, no works shall be taken to the sod bank situated to the South West of the site. Reason: In the interest of ecology.
No Highway Interest.
No objection subject to condition...It is unclear from the online documentation what impact this application will have on the existing sod bank to the south west of the new extension to be retained and protected throughout the work.
