26 July 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Beachfield Farm, Station Road, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 1hb
Mr G Coleman applied for temporary permission (six months) to use Beachfield Farm, an agricultural site off Beachfield Farm Lane in Kirk Michael, for open storage of scaffolding. The site is in open countryside zoned as agriculture/open space and adjoins residential properties like Ocean Vista.
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The officer concluded the proposal was inappropriate development in the countryside as the site is designated open space (agriculture) under the Kirk Michael Local Plan 1994 and Isle of Man Developmen…
The potential of the Beachfield Farm Area for light industrial/craft workshops should be examined
Designates site as open space (agricultural). Proposal conflicts with land use zoning and presumption against non-agricultural development in countryside.
No objection, but noted as retrospective and applicant must abide by timeframes with enforcement check
Michael Commissioners have no objection to the temporary storage of scaffolding but note it is retrospective and request enforcement of timeframes; a resident objects due to concerns over permanence and operations; Highways Division response provided but content not detailed.
Key concern: retrospect application and undefined duration of 'temporary' use potentially enabling ongoing business operations
Michael Commissioners
No ObjectionNO OBJECTION However it has to be noted that once again, this is a retrospect application on land at Beachfield Farmlane and that if permission is granted, it must be understood by the applicant to abide by the timeframes stated on any notice given and that the Planning Enforcement Officer, ought to check that all the scaffold has gone, immediately after the approval has expired.
Conditions requested: applicant must abide by the timeframes stated on the notice given; Planning Enforcement Officer ought to check that all the scaffold has gone, immediately after the approval has expired
N. E. Kelly (Ocean Vista)
ObjectionHow long a time is Temporary, is it a week or month or a year, or is it an excuse to keep running his builders business from Beach field Farm
Department of Transport Highway Division
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