18 December 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority)
Ballawhetstone Farm, Douglas Road, Ballabeg, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4ed
The proposal is for a new agricultural shed attached to an existing barn on a farm complex south of Douglas Road in Ballabeg, within an unzoned countryside location designated as High Landscape Value.
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The site is in unzoned countryside, so General Policy 3 prohibits development except for buildings essential for agriculture, which was satisfied as DEFA Agricultural Advisor confirmed need due to the…
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except essential agricultural buildings. Officer assessed the proposal complies as DEFA confirmed essential need for machinery storage in contracting/farming business.
Environment Policy 2
Protects High Landscape or Coastal Value areas (site designated as such). Proposal acceptable as it would not harm landscape character, sited within farm group with tree/hedgerow screening.
Environment Policy 15
Requires proven agricultural need outweighing countryside policy, sited close to existing groups, appropriate scale/design sympathetic to landscape. DEFA need confirmed; attached to existing barn, standard form, no significant impact despite AHLV location.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of an agricultural building to store agricultural machinery as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 01 P2, 02 P2, 03 P2, 04 P2 and 05 P1 all received on 12th November 2012.
Agricultural use only
The building must be used only for agricultural purposes.
do not object to this Application
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
DEFA Agricultural Advisor provided detailed justification supporting the need for the agricultural building due to the contracting business and machinery value; Highways Division and Malew Parish Commissioners both stated no opposition or objection.
Key concern: available area is likely to be insufficient to ensure all machinery is housed
DEFA Agricultural Advisor
Supportthe proposed erection of an agricultural building is therefore viewed as unique from most other agricultural buildings as generally buildings specifically for machinery storage carry limited justification due to the building costs outweighing any machinery depreciation.; given the size of the agricultural contracting operation, the value of machinery and that no other buildings are available on site allowing for the storage or maintenance of machinery essential to the contracting business there is therefore a need for a building that would be beneficial for the continued operation of the business.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThey do not object to this Application.
