15 March 2005 · Planning Committee
Land At Upper Ballavaish Starvey Road Peel Man IM5 2aj
The application sought permission for a modest 'L'-shaped single storey bungalow with three bedrooms on farmland off Starvey Road in a rural area of high landscape value, to serve as a farmhouse for Mr and Mrs Downey's beef cattle operation involving 700 head over 700 acres.
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The officer report notes the proposal follows previous refusal of PA03/01318 but aligns with Committee indications at review for a dwelling alongside existing buildings on the eastern side of the high…
Planning Circular 3/88 - New Agricultural Dwellings
Requires evidence of real agricultural need to offset objections to rural dwellings, including details of holding, occupant role, site choice, siting within farm group, modest design with slate roofs and render/stone walls. Officer assessed applicant's 700-acre beef operation with 700 cattle, confirmed by DAFF, as justifying dwelling; modest single-storey design with slate roof near existing buildings meets siting and design tests.
Planning Circular 1/88 'Residential Development - Houses in the Countryside'
Presumption against new dwellings in countryside; exceptions for proven agricultural need. Proposal overcomes presumption via DAFF evidence and policy-compliant modest design/siting.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing number 04/115/01 submitted on 17th November 2004 and the location plan submitted on 9th August 2004.
Agricultural occupancy restriction
The occupation of the proposed dwelling(s) must be limited to persons whose employment or latest employment is or was employed in agriculture in the Island and including also the dependants of such persons as aforesaid.
Roof materials approval
The roof(s) must be finished in natural slate or a high quality imitation slate which must be approved by the Planning Authority PRIOR to the commencement of works.
No adverse traffic impacts
enterprise justifies a dwelling along with additional agricultural buildings
wish to withdraw their objection
Chief Agricultural Officer supports the farm dwelling due to scale of operation; DoT Highways has no objection; German Parish Commissioners initially objected but withdrew objection conditional on land curtilage; Fire Service recommends smoke detection.
Key concern: previous applications refused due to high landscape value
Chief Agricultural Officer
SupportThe farming operation carried out by Mr. Downey is reasonably large scale and consists of a beef enterprise of 150 breeding cows with all the progeny finished run on 500 acres of land of which 200 acres are rented.; In my view an enterprise of this size certainly justifies a dwelling along with additional agricultural buildings.; The Wildlife Office has objected to the original site but Mr. Downey confirmed that he is quite willing to site the development on adjacent ground.
DoT Highways
No ObjectionNo adverse traffic impacts.
German Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionMy Commissioners wish to withdraw their objection to this application.; However their approval is given only in relation to the land they have been shown and that any division of this land would not attract their approval and no further approval will be given if the land is further divided.
Conditions requested: approval is given only in relation to the land they have been shown and that any division of this land would not attract their approval and no further approval will be given if the land is further divided
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionThe installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
Conditions requested: The installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
