23 November 2015 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Outbuildings, Church Farmhouse, Lane From Malew Road To Church Farm, Great Meadow, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4eb
Church Farm sought permission to build a new agricultural storage building measuring just under 31m long, 19m wide, and 6.8m high, with plastisol coated sheets and cement sheet roofing, in the southeast corner of a 7.7-acre field adjacent to existing farm buildings.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 3(f), which exceptionally permits buildings essential for agriculture outside zoned areas, and found the storage need justified to free the exi…
General Policy 3
GP3 prohibits development outside zoned areas except for buildings essential for agriculture. The officer applied paragraph (f) and found the hay/straw storage essential to free existing barn for human-grade cereal processing under farm assurance standards, justifying the countryside exception.
Environment Policy 1
ENV1 protects countryside from adverse development unless overriding national need outweighs protection with no alternative. Noted as relevant but not deeply tested as GP3/ENV15 provided the framework; officer found no adverse impact given limited views.
Environment Policy 15
ENV15 permits agricultural buildings in countryside if need outweighs protection, sited near building groups, appropriate in scale/form/materials, sympathetic to landscape, and no residential harm. Officer confirmed need, close siting to farm group, matching materials (no green colour needed), distant screened views, and no isolation or incongruity.
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.
Removal if not for agriculture
The agricultural building hereby approved shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition in the event that it is no longer used or required for agricultural purposes. Reason: The building has been exceptionally approved solely to meet agricultural need and its subsequent retention would result in an unwarranted intrusion in the countryside.
no objection
do not oppose
content that the proposed development no longer affects Manx Utilities Equipment; objection removed
Manx Utilities objected to the position of the agricultural building over an LV underground cable and required contact with their Network Operations for working practices or diversion. Malew Parish Commissioners and DOI Highways both raised no objections.
Key concern: proposed position of the agricultural building which will be over LV underground cable
Manx Utilities
ObjectionThere is an LV underground cable, in the area of this planning application. We object to the proposed position of the agricultural building which will be over this cable.; We require that the applicant contacts our Network Operations Department, Manx Utilities Authority, (t: 687687) to discuss working practices around cables which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.
Conditions requested: applicant contacts our Network Operations Department, Manx Utilities Authority, (t: 687687) to discuss working practices around cables which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThey do not object to this Application.
DOI Highways
No ObjectionDo not oppose; Highway Services Comment made Do not oppose
