Refusal Decision Notice
Application Ref. No: 04/00443/A Ref: DR/PC
Town and Country Planning Acts, 1934 - 1991
Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982
Miss P Newton 2 Glen View South Cape Laxey
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the application made by you on behalf of:
Mr Stewart Christian
Proposal:
Approval in principle for the erection of an agricultural dwelling on one of two sites
at:
Field 220673 And 220846, Broughjaing Bollyon Road Ballaugh Ramsey
which was considered on 9 July 2004, for the reasons set out in the attached schedule.
Date of Issue: 13th July, 2004
Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man
Act Reg
Secretary Planning Committee
Note 1: The decision contained in this notice does not become final until:
- the time for requesting a review of the initial decision has expired; or
- any review of the initial decision has been completed; or
- the time for requesting an appeal in relation to any decision at review has expired; or
- any appeal has been completed.
Note 2: Rights of review against the decision are attached.
Reasons For Refusal
Application Ref No: 04/00443/A
- Whilst the Planning Committee recognises that it may be convenient to have someone living on the land off the Bollyn Road, the Planning Committee is not persuaded that there is real agricultural need to justify the erection of a new dwelling on this site. The establishment of such agricultural need is a requirement set out in Planning Circular 3/88 'New Agricultural Dwellings'.
The Planning Committee notes that the land off the Bollyn Road is one of two main pockets both owned and rented and that the applicant's current residence at Handley's corner is close to the other main pocket of land to the north of the T. T. Course near Cronk Y Voddy. The Committee also notes that Mr Christian owns a dwelling and 5 acres of land at Lambfell Beg to the to the south east of Cronk Y Voddy.
Whilst it has not been explained what would happen to the existing properties if a new agricultural dwelling was to be permitted, the Planning Committee judges that the existing dwelling at Handley's Corner which is between the two main pockets of land is in a convenient position to serve all of the existing land which is currently farmed and indeed the land at Cronk Y Voddy has been adequately served by this residence in the past. The Committee judges that the erection of a new dwelling is unwarranted and would fail to comply with the provisions of Circular $3 / 88$ which is in place to protect the Island's landscape from unnecessary development.
- The Planning Committee is not persuaded that the applicant would comply with an agricultural worker's occupancy condition given that Mr Christian is not currently a full time agricultural worker. Policy 6 of Planning Circular 3/88 would not therefore be complied with.
- This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 of the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982.
