23 July 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Field 514332, Knock Froy Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1jd
The proposal involves the change of use of part of field 514332 from agriculture to equestrian and the erection of a steel portal frame stable building (21.2m x 6.2m, 147.48m² footprint, 4.6m ridge height) with 4 stables, feed store, prep area, and tack room, finished in vertical wooden shiplap cladding, rendered base,…
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The officer noted a presumption against development in unzoned countryside but concluded equestrian development is permissible under Environment Policies 19 and 21 if no loss of amenity, no high-quali…
General Policy 2
Requires consideration of siting/design, landscape impact, residential amenities, safe highway access/turning/parking, and traffic flows. Officer assessed the proposal's siting against hedging/trees, functional design, private use minimising traffic, and no amenity loss as compliant with parts b), c), d), g), i), l), m).
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside character. Officer found materials (green cladding/roof), landscaping condition, and backdrop screening control visual impacts.
Environment Policy 19
Permits equestrian development if no amenity loss, no class 1/2 land loss, highway accommodates traffic. Site class 3 soil, private use, no objections satisfied tests.
Environment Policy 21
Buildings for horse stabling not detrimental to countryside character in siting/design/size/finish; must reflect purpose, avoid cavity walls. Functional steel frame, shiplap, green finishes, sited in corner against backdrop deemed appropriate.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Materials approval
The development shall be carried out using the materials as outlined on approved Drawing No. 1712.5, only. All elevations/roof, doors, door frames etc. shall be finished in an olive green/dark green colour, with such a colour finish being maintained for the lifetime of the development.
Private use only
The use of the stable and field for the keeping of horses, hereby approved, shall be restricted to private use only, and no livery or riding school shall be operated therefrom.
Landscaping scheme
Prior to the commencement of the development, hereby approved, a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department, including details of type, size/heights and centres of planting. The approved scheme shall be implemented and maintained in accordance with the details indicated on the approved plans, with planting carried out in the first planting season (November - March) following the first use of the stables building, or its substantial completion, whichever is the sooner, and any plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.
External lighting details
All details of any external lighting to be applied to the buildings surfaces or at ground level around the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. Any such lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and shall be operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and shall thereafter be retained and maintained at all times.
Bound access surface
Prior to the commencement of the development, hereby approved, details of a bound and consolidated surface material to be provided for the vehicular access surface to serve the development shall submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. The surface covered by these details shall relate to the first 6.0 metres as measured back from the edge of the public highway. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details, and shall thereafter, be permanently maintained.
No enclosures without permission
Notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule 1, Class 39, of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012, or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order, no gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure shall be erected on or around the site without first receiving planning permission from DEFA Planning.
Removal if use ceases
In the event that the stable, feed store and tack room building, hereby approved, is no longer used or required for the stabling and keeping of horses, the stable, feed store and tack room building and its associated hardstandings for a period exceeding 12 months it shall be removed and the ground restored to its former grassland condition within 24 months of the date the use ceased.
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking providing the proposals are conditioned to be for private use only. A condition for the access to be bound and consolidated within 6m of the site boundary should also be attached.
Comments only with no objection. Applicant should demonstrate compliance with no surface water runoff onto highway.
