7 October 2004 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M.I. McCauley)
Field 614865, Ballamenagh Road, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6al
The proposal involved constructing a new agricultural shed with cattle handling facilities and a slurry holding tank on a large agricultural field approximately 370m from existing farm buildings. The site was chosen to avoid watercourses and minimise visual impact and slurry transport on public roads.
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The officer noted the farm's history of recent permissions including a new farm dwelling (99/12086) and barn conversion to residential (03/0393), which created a need for replacement agricultural faci…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of an agricultural building with cattle handling area as shown in the information and plans submitted on 1st July, 2004.
Height and materials
The height of the building may not exceed 4.85m and the building must be clad in dark brown or dark green sheeting, grey fibre cement sheeting or timber boarding unless otherwise authorised by the Planning Authority.
Landscaping scheme
The applicant must introduce a planting scheme around the building in the first planting season following the completion of the approved development. Such planting must involve a group of deciduous trees to the east of the proposed building, details of which must be approved by the Planning Authority prior to the erection of the building.
no adverse traffic impacts
no objection following site visit, subject to screening by hedging or sod wall, watercourse protection, and no further development at location
Lonan Parish Commissioners initially refused the application citing need, landscape impact, and access concerns but later withdrew their objection after a site meeting and suggested conditions; Highways Division had no views due to no adverse traffic impacts.
Key concern: lack of demonstrated need for new agricultural buildings given recent applications to demolish redundant farm buildings
Lonan Parish Commissioners
Objectionthe Board has asked me to inform you that they have REFUSED the above Planning Application; The Board are somewhat surprised that given the Applicants very recent planning applications to demolish or change the use of redundant Farm Buildings, that there is a supportive need to build new agricultural buildings; the proposed location is well away from existing Farm Buildings and would be obtrusive to the general landscape and amenity of the area
Lonan Parish Commissioners
No Objectionthe Board has directed me to inform you that they now have no objection to the proposals, believing that the site chosen is the most appropriate; the Board would hope that the Committee, in determining approval, would give consideration to the following conditions. That there should be screening, either by way of hedging or sod wall, that water courses will be protected, and that no further development will be permitted at that location
Conditions requested: screening, either by way of hedging or sod wall; water courses will be protected; no further development will be permitted at that location
Highways Division
No CommentThe Highways Division of the Department of Transport has no views on the following application, the application having been considered and having no adverse traffic impacts
