16 February 2015 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Ballahowin, Orrisdale, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 2hp
The site is the curtilage of a farm with a detached bungalow, outbuildings including stables, and fields, all well-screened by mature trees, sod banks, and shrubs from the nearby highway. The proposal involves creating a manège with fine sand surface, kickboards, and eight 5m high LED floodlight columns around its peri…
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The site is in an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value, not zoned for development, but equestrian facilities are generally accepted in the countryside under relevant policies.
Environment Policy 2
Applies to Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value where development is restricted. Officer assessed equestrian manège as acceptable ancillary rural use despite no zoning, due to siting, screening, and low visual profile. Lighting visibility mitigated by conditions.
Environment Policy 19
Addresses countryside development and equestrian facilities. Officer noted general policy support for such activities, with manège enabling year-round horse exercise on existing farm land without harming character.
Environment Policy 21
Concerns lighting in sensitive landscapes. Assessed as acceptable at distance from dark sky sites like Glen Wyllin; conditions limit hours and spillage to protect visual amenity and night sky.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Lighting hours
The lighting hereby approved may be illuminated only between 0700hrs and 2100hrs. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity of the countryside.
Lighting direction
The proposed lighting should not allow light to escape above the horizontal. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity of the countryside and night sky.
do not oppose
