19 December 2013 · Planning Committee
Orrisdale Farm, Orrisdale Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3ae
The proposal involves converting three redundant stone barns surrounding a courtyard at Orrisdale Farm on Orrisdale Road, Ballasalla, into a three-bedroom holiday flat, a two-bedroom holiday flat, a one-bedroom holiday flat, and a communal games room.
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The officer noted a presumption against countryside development but identified an exception under General Policy 3(b) for conversion of redundant rural buildings of architectural, historic, or social …
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except for conversions of redundant rural buildings of architectural/historic/social value (exception b, cross-ref Housing Policy 11). Officer assessed the barns as redundant, structurally viable, and attractive traditional examples warranting re-use, qualifying under this exception despite Open Space zoning.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake, permitting development only for overriding national need with no alternative. Officer found positive impact by re-using existing buildings and removing unattractive modern agricultural structure, outweighing harm and improving landscape.
Housing Policy 11
Permits rural building conversions to dwellings if redundant, structurally intact, of interest, large enough for satisfactory dwelling, compatible use, and serviced acceptably; must re-establish original appearance with matching materials. Officer confirmed redundancy, intactness (despite unit 6 rebuild, akin to HP13 test), traditional interest, adequate size/amenity/views, farm compatibility, services access, and sympathetic alterations with matching windows/doors.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the following plans K/39/3 (C), K/7881/20 and K/7881/21 (A) received on 11th November 2013.
Holiday let restriction
Between 1st March and 1st October in any one year the holiday accommodation hereby approved must be used only for individual lets not exceeding four weeks in duration. Outside this period longer lets to tourists are permissible. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be inferred to the use of the new accommodation as one or more separate dwellings.
do not oppose
do not object on condition that the flats are limited to tourist accommodation only
