6 May 2005 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley) under delegated powers
Ballamin Farm, Lhen Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4bg
The proposal involves converting redundant stone farm buildings at Ballamin Farm—a single-storey stable with slate roof, a lean-to with asbestos roof to be re-roofed in slate, and a storage barn with partial prior conversion—into two accommodation units: a 2-bedroom bungalow and a 2-bedroom split-level dwelling, plus a…
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The officer accepted the structural engineer's report confirming the Manx stone buildings are substantially intact, in reasonable condition, and suitable for conversion to habitable use without recons…
Strategic Policy 1
Emerging Strategic Plan policy supporting brownfield redevelopment. A public representation explicitly noted the proposal's accordance, and the officer recommended approval on this basis without further policy tension discussed.
Renovation of Buildings in the Countryside
Governs conversion of redundant agricultural buildings; requires proof of redundancy and structural suitability. Officer confirmed compliance based on 15-20 years disuse, engineer's report, and restricted use preventing independent dwellings.
Time limit for reserved matters
This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
Approved drawings
This approval in principle relates to drawing No.s 01 and 02 date stamped the 26th November 2004.
Residential curtilages
Any subsequent reserved matters planning application should include appropriately sized and defined residential curtilages for the buildings.
Use restriction
The accommodation hereby created may only be used as either holiday accommodation or ancillary accommodation to Ballamin Farm. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be conferred by this approval for the use of the new accommodation as a separate dwelling.
Holiday let restrictions
With regards to use as holiday accommodation between 1st March and 1st October in anyone year, the holiday accommodation hereby approved must only be used for individual lets, not exceeding four weeks in duration, to bona fide tourists. Outside of this period longer lets to bona fide tourists are permissible.
Design of openings
The conversion of the buildings should wherever possible utilise existing openings. Any new openings should be designed in a manner to suitably reflect the previous agricultural nature and age of the buildings.
Supports the principle of this 'brownfield' redevelopment, which is in accordance with Strategic Policy 1 of the emerging Strategic Plan. It would be beneficial if the units could be provided at an affordable price so that they are available to local people.
OK in principle.
