30 October 2006 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Part Of Field 434311, Ballamodha Straight, Ballamodha, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3es
The proposal was for approval in principle to erect a dwelling (footprint 5.5m x 11.5m with attached garage) on the site of former buildings shown as ruins, justified as re-establishing a previous settlement evidenced by 1927 conveyance.
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The officer assessed the site as ruins ('little more than ruins: there is the remains of one wall and simply stones where the remaining walls may have been'), concluding it does not comply with Planni…
Planning Circular 1/88 Residential Housing in the Country
Discourages residential development in countryside unless required for viable agricultural holding (para 6). No agricultural need established here, so normal restrictions apply.
Planning Circular 3/88 - New Agricultural Dwellings
Restricts housing in countryside to agricultural needs (para 1); discourages development on abandoned sites. Site fails as ruins with lost residential status.
Planning Circular 3/89 Renovation of Buildings in the Countryside
Requires buildings to be substantially intact and structurally capable of renovation; explicitly states policy 'does not sanction... new dwellings by the rebuilding of ruins' (para 8). Ruins here (one wall remnant, scattered stones) do not qualify.
Appreciates applicant's wish to provide home for son; would support if 'sustainable' eco dwelling
No objection subject to off-street parking (3 spaces) and visibility splays
Contact MEA Planning Department to discuss electricity supply
Contact IOMWA for single dwelling water connection (Note 2)
