21 April 2015 · Planning Committee
Cronk Aashen, Postal Locality, Barregarrow, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 1hq
The proposal involved six areas of farmland for camping: Area 1 (10 tent pitches, no vehicle access), Area 2 (100 tent pitches for TT/Festival of Motorcycling overflow), Area 3 (20 all-year pitches), Area 4 (40 tent overflow pitches), Area 5 (5 motorhome/caravan pitches all-year), and Area 6 (15 all-year pitches with s…
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The officer initially recommended refusal because the terracing in Area 6 created unnatural, visible features in an Area of High Landscape Value, with caravans/motorhomes 'sitting proudly' on terraces…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Directs new development to towns/villages, permitting countryside development only in exceptional cases per General Policy 3. Officer noted proposal does not comply but accepted due to established use and temporary tourism nature.
General Policy 3
Permits countryside development for agriculture, conversions, etc. Proposal does not fit exceptions but balanced against campsite precedents and historic use.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside/ecology unless overriding national need with no alternative. Accepted with mitigation as temporary camping not adversely affecting.
Environment Policy 2
In AHLV, landscape character paramount unless no harm or essential location. Area 6 terracing initially harmful but approved post-landscaping observation.
Strategic Policy 8
Permits tourist development using existing fabric without harming environment/highways. Temporary camping enabled attraction enjoyment without adverse effects.
Business Policy 14
Encourages rural quality accommodation complying with GP3/B11/12. Considered other forms like camping, approved with controls.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to safely accommodate generated traffic. No objection as not more intensive than historic use.
Site use restrictions by area
The camping site may only be used in the following manner: Area 1 may be used only for tented camping; Area 2 may be used only for camping for the TT and the Festival of Motorcycling; Area 3 may be used for camping all year; Area 4 may be used only for tented camping; Area 5 may be used for camping all year; and Area 6 may be used for camping all year. Motorhomes and caravans may be kept on the site, but only in a manner in which they can still be used. Reason: In the interests of good management of the site and environmental and visual amenity.
Tree replacement and screening
If any of the trees planted for screening around Area 6 and the boundaries of the site, die, become diseased, damaged or are removed within a period of 5 years, they shall be replaced with species and in a manner to be agreed with Planning and Building Control in the next planting season. If, following a period of 5 years, the trees fail to survive and provide adequate screening, a sod hedge is to be constructed to provide such screening, in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved by Planning and Building Control. Reason: In the interests of environmental and visual amenity.
No objection provided static homes are screened from the A3 road at Cammall Farm
No objection
