28 November 2024 · Planning Committee
Ballasalla Farm, Jurby West, Isle Of Man, IM7 3as
The proposal is for a detached portal frame workshop building measuring 36m long x 14.9m wide x 4.8m eaves x 7.25m ridge, with roller shutter doors, office, toilet, kitchenette, and bodyshop, using dark green coated steel sheeting and concrete walls.
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The Planning Committee unanimously rejected the officer's refusal recommendation, determining the proposal acceptable as an expansion of the existing lawful engineering works on the site, now consider…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect landscape character (c), amenity (g). Officer found proposal harmful due to size/bulk in AHLV, but Committee deemed acceptable given lawful use, economic benefits, and conditions mitigating visual impact.
General Policy 3
Permits countryside development only for essential agriculture/forestry operations (f). Officer viewed workshop as general industrial with tenuous agricultural link; Committee accepted due to servicing of agricultural machinery.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding national need with no alternative. Officer cited no such need, alternatives available; Committee balanced against economic benefits and site’s lawful status.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character protection in sensitive areas unless no harm or essential location. Officer found harm from scale in AHLV; Committee overruled, citing existing operations.
Environment Policy 15
Allows agricultural buildings if need outweighs countryside policy, sited near groups, sympathetic design. Not directly agricultural but Committee noted agricultural servicing link.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Channels development to towns/villages; countryside exceptional. Officer contrary; Committee accepted expansion of lawful use.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Bat friendly lighting and bat boxes
Prior to the first occupation of the development, hereby permitted, details of a scheme for bat friendly outdoor lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. In addition, 4 No. Schwegler type 2F universal bat boxes shall be attached to the west side elevation of the workshop building at a minimum height 3 to 4 metres above ground to ensure that a clear horizontal approach is provided for the Bats.
Landscaping scheme
Prior to the first occupation of the development, hereby approved, a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the DEFA Planning. The landscaping scheme shall include details of all planting and sowing, including size, species and numbers of trees and plants, ground preparation, management and maintenance. All planting, seeding, and earth works comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and season (November - March) following the substantial completion of the development whichever is the sooner, and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.
Materials
The development, hereby permitted, shall be constructed in accordance with the following approved details as outlined on the submitted Drawings - Drawing No. 21 1611 01 Rev. A. Namely: WALLS: External walls to be clad in dark green coated trapezoidal steel sheeting at high level. Low level walls to be concrete block work. ROOF: Roof finish to be dark green coated trapezoidal steel sheeting with translucent roof lights as indicated. WINDOWS/DOORS: Sectional roller shutter doors to be polyester powder coated aluminium units in a dark green finish. Personnel doors to be polyester powder coated aluminium units in a dark green finish. RAINWATER GOODS: Gutters and downpipes to be dark green coloured box section units, or similar approved.
Bird mitigation plan
Prior to the commencement of the development, hereby permitted, a bird mitigation plan to accommodate requirements of breeding birds particularly for Swallows, Swifts, House Sparrows and Robins shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in accordance with these approved details which shall be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.
Removal if no longer used
The Workshop Building hereby approved shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition in the event that it is no longer used or required for Industrial/Engineering purposes.
no objection; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 22/00449/B and found it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, with no opposition.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications
