Ballaglea Farm, Ballamodha Straight, Ballamodha, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3az
The proposal involves demolishing and replacing dilapidated agricultural buildings at Ballaglea Farm with a large veterinary surgery for equine and large animals, including offices, staff facilities, overnight accommodation, stables, manege, car parking for 15-20 vehicles, and use of adjacent fields for horses alongsid…
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Environment Policy 1
Countryside outside settlements protected; development not permitted unless overriding national need with no alternative. Objectors argue site is countryside, no national need demonstrated (citing PA 22/00464/B approval), change from agricultural to commercial use.
Environment Policy 19
Relevant to equestrian activities but primary proposal is veterinary surgery, not solely equestrian; objectors note mismatch.
Environment Policy 20
Equestrian development must respect countryside character; objectors argue scale/siting detrimental.
Environment Policy 21
Buildings for horses/animals must not harm countryside appearance; proposed heights/footprint excessive.
Business Policy 7
New office space in town centres or exceptions; veterinary seen as commercial/office use in countryside.
Business Policy 8
New offices must respect scale/character; proposal over twice height of existing.
Strategic Policy 10
Promote integrated transport minimising car use; rural site lacks public transport/footways.
DOI Highways objects pending updated road safety audit, access revisions, cycle parking, and parking provision; Registered Buildings Officer supports conditional no objection after revisions retaining historic barn; multiple neighbouring landowners object citing policy non-compliance, highway safety, visual/amenity impacts.
Key concern: Highway safety risks from access design, visibility, and parking insufficiency
DOI Highways
ObjectionHighways request that an updated RSA is undertaken for the proposal, addressing the changes made.; The alteration to the access will require a road safety audit to be submitted.; Increase in parking provision across the site, or further details of staff and client operations to demonstrate that parking provision is sufficient.
Conditions requested: Submission of updated RSA; Details of cycle storage provision; Setback equine gates further from highway; Drainage details at access; Increase parking or operational details proving sufficiency
Registered Buildings Officer
Conditional No ObjectionRetention and refurbishment of this historic building is something that I would judge to be positive.; The proposals will result in the loss of a traditional vernacular farm building... I object to the loss of this vernacular building.
Conditions requested: Prior to commencement, details of extent, method, materials and schedule of refurbishment works to existing barn submitted and approved; works undertaken accordingly
Ballaglea Cottage
ObjectionThe proposal is not in accordance with the provisions of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and the Area Plan for the South 2013.; This planning application proposal is in the wrong location.; We therefore respectively request that... the Planning Committee reject the application.
Ballaglea Cottage
ObjectionThe proposal is not in accordance with the provisions of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and the Area Plan for the South 2013.; We very much regret that this planning application does not meet this criterion.
Lea House
ObjectionThe Development Proposal represents a significant and wholesale change... to the detriment of the character, quality, and distinctiveness of the environment.
Lea House
ObjectionThe Development Proposal... will inevitably result in an intensification of development and operations to the detriment of the character, quality, and distinctiveness.
Ballaglea Farm Owners
ObjectionThe Proposal does not meet Environmental Policy 1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan.; We object to the Application in current form.
Registered Buildings Officer
ObjectionI object to the loss of this vernacular building.
