Officer Planning Report Recommendation

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Officer's Report

The site represents Ballamona Farmhouse - a substantial detached house situated on Ballamona Farm on the coastal side of Quine's Hill, to the south of the Old Castletown Road. The complex is of architectural interest as Armitage Rigby, a famous local architect lived there for some time although his influence on the buildings on the farm are likely to be limited only to the farm buildings not the two houses.

Proposed here is the roofing over of an existing yard at the rear of the house which backs onto the farm lane from the east. The works involve the provision of a chippings and tar roof with lantern light in the centre. This has limited impact on the appearance of the building as the rear wall is already in place and the roof is generally below this. The lantern light will appear above the level of the walling but this is not objectionable.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C: Conditions for approval N: Notes attached to conditions R: Reasons for refusal O: Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to the roofing in of the rear yard as shown in drawings 3935/1A and 3935/2 both received on 14th June, 2004.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 57/01 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control).

Decision Made: Approval by delegation Date: 2/7/04

Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control

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