24 March 2006 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Ballacurn Mooar Farm, Ballacurn Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5eu
The application proposed demolishing an existing single storey glazed structure at the rear of Ballacurn Moar Farm and replacing it with a two storey extension projecting 8.3m to the rear, 10.9m wide, with ridge heights of 5.5m and 6.1m.
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The officer assessed the proposal's impact on residential amenities and visual amenities in an area of high landscape value.
General Policy 3
From Isle of Man Strategic Plan (Modified Draft) 2004. Policy referenced in development plan context but no specific requirements or assessment details provided in report.
Housing Policy 15
From Isle of Man Strategic Plan (Modified Draft) 2004. Policy referenced but no explicit test or discussion of how proposal complied.
Transport Policy 4
From Isle of Man Strategic Plan (Modified Draft) 2004. Policy listed under relevant policies but not assessed in detail.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the erection of a two storey extension to the rear as shown in drawing numbers 05/91/02 and 05/91/01 date stamped 21 December 2005.
Materials approval
No facing and roofing materials shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
Ballaugh Parish Commissioners object to the proposal due to the scale of the existing extension and the elaborateness of the new proposal; Fire Safety Officer recommends contacting the department over unsafe means of escape from the first floor.
Key concern: Means of Escape from the First Floor is inherently unsafe in case of a fire occurring on the ground floor
Ballaugh Parish Commissioners
Objectionmy Commissioners have now considered the above proposed development, and are opposed to such; there has already been a very large extension to this property which can be seen from quite some distance from the northern plain; The present proposal appears to be over elaborate for the area
Isle Of Man Fire And Rescue Service
Recommend the applicant to contact the Fire Safety department as the Means of Escape from the First Floor is inherently unsafe in case of a fire occurring on the ground floor
Conditions requested: Recommend the applicant to contact the Fire Safety department
