7 January 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
The Barn Ballig Farm, West Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5eu
Mr Richard Morris applied to replace an approved conservatory with a sun room extension on the rear of The Barn, a building at Ballig Farm in West Baldwin with prior approval for conversion to residential use.
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The sun room extension replaces an existing approved conservatory without significantly altering the overall size or floorspace of the building.
Policy 13.3 (Braddan Parish District Local Plan)
Policy 13.3 designates rural areas of Braddan Parish as high landscape value, requiring maintenance and management schemes for important tree groups and woodland. The officer noted the site is within designated woodland but assessed the rear extension as acceptable due to its sympathetic design and lack of visibility, implying no harm to landscape value or woodland.
Environment Policy 2
ENV2 protects Areas of High Landscape Value, permitting development only if it does not harm character or the location is essential. The officer used this as a basis for control, concluding the proposal would not harm landscape character given its rear location and sympathetic form.
Environment Policy 3
ENV3 prohibits development causing unacceptable loss or damage to woodland with amenity or conservation value. The site is in designated woodland, but the officer found the extension acceptable without reference to woodland harm, focusing on visual impact.
Housing Policy 15
HP15 approves extensions to traditionally styled countryside properties if they respect proportion, form and appearance, and only exceptionally if over 50% of existing floorspace. The officer noted no significant floorspace increase, assessing the sun room as sympathetic to the existing property.
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 drawing no.s Ballig Barn 09/01 and Ballig Barn 09/02 date stamped the 28th October 2009.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
no objection
