9 May 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Ballacroak Farm, Mullinaragher Road, St. Marks, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3aq
The site is Ballacroak Farm on Mullinaragher Road, St Marks, Ballasalla. The original permission 22/00399/B approved demolition of an existing farmhouse and outbuildings for a replacement dwelling on 16.01.2023, subject to 19 conditions including condition 6 (detailed plan for semi-natural habitat features like tree pl…
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The officer noted that the applicant submitted a covering letter and two landscape plans, but DEFA Ecopolicy Officer advised on 24.07.2023 that more detail was needed for the pond creation (species li…
More detail was needed for the creation of the pond (including species list) and details about its design to ensure that sloping sides are incorporated for the use by wildlife and that species lists for the semi-natural features are yet to be supplied.
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer is generally content with the landscape plans but requires more details on pond creation and species lists for semi-natural features to fully satisfy conditions 06 and 14.
Key concern: more details required regarding the creation of the pond, including a species list for planting and details about its design to ensure sloping sides
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionThough the Ecosystem Policy Team are generally content with the details provided in the two landscape plans, we think that more details are required regarding the creation of the pond, including a species list for planting and details about its design to ensure that sloping sides are incorporated to allow use by wildlife.; Though species lists for the creation of the semi-natural features such as the Manx banks and meadow area have not been supplied, we are content that the planting is to be undertaken in line with MWT recommendations, though we are unsure if this technically satisfies condition 14
