03/00985/BRefused

2 March 2004 · Planning Committee

Erection of a bungalow

Field 530927, Ballacreetch Farm Ballanard Road Abbeylands Douglas

Received4 Aug 2003

Validated4 Aug 2003

Committee23 Apr 2004

Decided2 Mar 2004

7 months

Received4 Aug 2003

Validated4 Aug 2003

Committee23 Apr 2004

Decided2 Mar 2004

7 months

Why was this refused?

Expired approval in principle
Death of applicant's mother removing original justification
No proven functional agricultural need for second dwelling
Countryside/Open Space protection policies
Changed personal circumstances
Proximity to existing farmhouse (35m)

The proposal was for a new 160 square metre single-storey bungalow on a field within the 168-acre Ballacreetch Farm holding, to replace a derelict former cottage near existing farm buildings. It followed an expired approval in principle (PA 00/1251) granted in 2001 primarily due to the needs of the applicant's elderly …

Refusal Reasons

✗Whilst approval in principle was granted for the erection of a farm worker's dwelling under PA 00/1251 this was after the consideration of the applicant's particular circumstances at that time, particularly those relating to the needs of his mother. The approval in principle has expired and the particular needs pertinent at the time of the approval in principle no longer appertain to this application site. As such, as there is no agricultural justification for this new dwelling, the development would represent unwarranted development in the countryside contrary to the designation of the area as Open Space and to policy O/RES/P/22 of the Onchan Local Plan.

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Plans and Elevations

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Decision & Reasoning

Refused2 March 2004

The Planning Committee refused the application because the approval in principle under PA 00/1251 had expired on 27 July 2003, and this detailed application was submitted afterwards on 4 August 2003, …

Policies Assessed (1)

O/RES/P/22

Policy O/RES/P/22 (Onchan Local Plan)

Policy prohibits new dwellings outside areas designated for residential development, particularly in rural areas protected by Planning Circular 1/88, with the entire countryside in the district designated as high landscape value per Island Strategic Plan Eastern Sector (Planning Circular 9/91). The officer assessed the proposal as unwarranted countryside development lacking agricultural justification, failing the strict policy tests now that original personal circumstances had changed.

Public Comments (4)

SupportHighways Division, Department of Transport(statutory consultee)

no adverse traffic impacts subject to conditions

SupportOnchan District Commissioners(parish)

approved for planning purposes only

ObjectionSociety for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and Environment(other)

ObjectionIsle of Man Water Authority(statutory consultee)

Why was this refused?

Expired approval in principle

Death of applicant's mother removing original justification

No proven functional agricultural need for second dwelling

Countryside/Open Space protection policies

Changed personal circumstances

Proximity to existing farmhouse (35m)