2 May 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes), signed by Director of Planning and Building Control (M Kallayher)
Ballacamaish Farm, Kiondroghad Road, Andreas, Isle Of Man, IM7 3ej
The proposal involves converting an existing outbuilding within a farm group in rural Andreas into tourist accommodation, with no extensions proposed—just reroofing and adding windows and doors.
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The conversion is a listed exception to the presumption against countryside development under General Policy 3 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, making the principle acceptable.
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except for specific cases including conversion of redundant rural buildings. Officer concluded the proposal qualifies as an exception, establishing acceptability of principle in countryside location.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for tourist use if redundant, structurally sound, preserves fabric/character without extension, no unacceptable traffic, and avoids dispersal harming settlements. Officer assessed all criteria met: redundant agricultural building in good repair per site visit, no extension/adverse change, preserves interest, minimal traffic accepted by Highways, fits existing farm tourist cluster.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This planning approval relates to drawing no.s SM13/305/4, SM/305/5 and SM/305/6 date stamped the 22nd March 2013.
Tourist use only
The accommodation created by this approval shall be used as tourist accommodation for individual lets not exceeding four weeks in duration. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be conferred by this approval for the use of the new accommodation as a separate dwelling.
Do not oppose subject to imposition of condition to ensure intervisible passing places along the lane due to increased traffic.
no objections
