27 February 2013 · Planning Committee
Field 321757, Braaid Road, Braaid, Isle Of Man, IM4 2aw
The proposal involved converting a stone barn (8.4m x 7m footprint, 5.3m ridge height, 35 sq m floor area) located in a 0.2 acre site within a 2.5 acre agricultural field on Braaid Road, Braaid, into a dwelling.
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The Planning Committee overruled the officer's recommendation for approval, determining that despite the existing barn and potential for a compliant scheme via reduced curtilage and modest extension p…
Housing Policy 11
Requires redundancy, structural capability, architectural/historic/social interest, sufficient size with modest subordinate extension not harming character, compatibility with uses/zoning, and services without public cost; conversions must re-establish original appearance and match materials. Officer found met (redundant, sound 500mm stone, attractive historic example, 35sqm adequate with subordinate extension possible), but Committee deemed extension (73%) not modest/subordinate (longer ridge than gable), curtilage excessive (0.2 acres), and overall domestic change harmed rural character despite design tweaks possible.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake. Refusal cites domestic curtilage, residential use, and access changes as detrimental to open rural character, echoing prior refusals' emphasis on undeveloped/random appearance and spacing between dwellings.
Acceptable provided vegetation/walling in visibility splays reduced to 1m or below
