24 October 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley) under delegated authority per Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005
Ballawhetstone Building, Ballawhetstone Farm, Douglas Road, Ballabeg, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4ed
The proposal sought approval in principle to erect a dwelling on a roughly rectangular parcel of grazing land (part of field 432422) on the northern side of the A7 Douglas Road at Ballabeg, Castletown, within a larger 15 hectare ownership used for grazing and storage.
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