20 August 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Ballaneddin Farm, Main Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5eb
The proposal involved enlarging the existing farm entrance on Main Road, Ballaugh, providing gates to the farm lane and field, removing two mature trees, and realigning the visibility splay to improve safety for farm vehicles accessing a derestricted road.
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The site is within a woodland area where there is a general presumption against development, but the proposal qualifies as essential for agriculture under Policy 3(f).
Policy 3 of Planning Circular 3/91: Guide to the Design of Residential Development in the Countryside
Policy 3 prohibits development outside zoned areas except for essential agricultural operations under (f). The officer assessed the entrance alteration as essential for farm vehicle access, overriding the presumption against development in unzoned countryside.
Environment Policy 2
Policy ENV2 prioritises landscape character protection in AHLV areas unless development does not harm character or location is essential. The officer found tree loss acceptable due to retained trees/hedging and highway benefits in this sensitive scenic location.
Environment Policy 3
Policy ENV3 prevents unacceptable loss/damage to woodlands of amenity/conservation value. Two mature trees to be felled, but mitigated by condition for replacement planting/hedgerow, with three trees retained; overall impact not detrimental.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to the alteration to farm entrance as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings PD-001, PD-002, PD-003 and PD-004 all received on 10th June 2009.
Landscaping and replacement planting
Within one month of the completion of the new access permitted by this planning approval, the set back grass banking to the west of the entrance is to be completed as indicated on drawing PD-003, similar in height to the existing. All planting (replacement hedgerow), seeding or turfing shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details in the next available planting and seeding seasons. Any tree or shrub which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the works, is removed, or becomes seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with another similar size and species, unless the planning authority gives written consent to any variation.
no objections
Do not oppose
no objection but recommends new trees planted on either side of entrance to mitigate loss and ivy killed months before felling to allow species like bats to relocate
