1 June 2021 · Planning Committee
Rhenny Mooar Farm, Rhenny Road, Greeba, Isle Of Man, IM4 2dt
The proposal involves changing the use of a two-storey stone farm building (7.3m x 3.9m per floor, 28.4sqm each) at Maggies Cottage, Rhenny Mooar Farm, from ancillary residential accommodation and private office to self-catering tourist accommodation, with no external alterations.
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The officer considered the principle of development acceptable under Business Policy 11, Business Policy 14, and Environment Policy 16 as the building is no longer required for agriculture, is an attr…
Strategic Policy 8
Requires tourist proposals to use existing built fabric without adversely affecting environmental, agricultural, or highway interests, enabling enjoyment of attractions. Officer found compliance as no external changes, no visual/environmental harm, suitable rural location for nature-based tourism, and no highway objections.
Business Policy 11
Tourism in rural areas using existing buildings must accord with sustainable objectives and Environment Policy 16. Assessed as met: building reuse preserves attractive fabric, no extensions, minimal traffic, no amenity harm; traffic elements tested separately but satisfied.
Business Policy 13
Mentioned in recommendation; supports tourism generally where compliant with plan. Officer concluded overall compliance including this policy alongside SP8 and BP11.
Business Policy 14
Permits tourism in rural areas like farmhouse/self-catering in barn conversions if complying with GP3, BP11/12. Proposal as quality self-catering in converted rural building met criteria, with no dispersal prejudicing services.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for tourism if no longer needed originally, preserves fabric of interest, no extension/adverse change, acceptable traffic, no dispersal harm. All tests passed: redundant farm building, structurally sound, no external changes, low traffic similar to existing use.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards. Satisfied with 7 spaces available, including area for 3 cars near building; DOI Highways no concerns.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Holiday occupancy restriction
The development hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than for the purpose of short-let holiday accommodation and shall not be used as a separate dwelling. The accommodation hereby approved shall not be occupied by the same person(s) for a single period or cumulative periods exceeding 28 days in any calendar year. Reason: To ensure that the development is only used and occupied as short let holiday accommodation and to prevent the creation of an unjustified separate dwelling in the countryside.
Do not oppose
No Flood Risk Management interest
Highways Division and Flood Risk Management Division raised no objections to the application, while a local resident from Rhenny Mooar Bungalow submitted a petition objecting due to access issues on the private single-track road.
Key concern: access on single-track private Rhenny Road causing damage, congestion, privacy issues and accident risk
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.; The Applicant should consider the provision of a secure and covered bicycle parking storage facility and the inclusion of an electric vehicle charging point to aid sustainable travel and low emission objectives.; Furthermore, the Applicant may wish to consider appropriate tourist signing to aid visitor wayfinding.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionNFRMI; No Flood Risk Management interest
Owner of Rhenny Mooar Bungalow
Objectionwe object to this; we strongly object to rhenny road being used to access rhenny mooar farm; I believe rhenny mooar farm has access to the main road via another entrance which isn't 'rhenny road'
