19 February 2007 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Mea Gas Project Site Huts, Peel Road, St Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3nb
The proposal sought approval in principle for a single agricultural dwelling on Field 314731 adjacent to Ballaleece Farm for the applicant's daughter to support ongoing farm operations as the parents retire.
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The officer noted the resubmission addressed siting by locating the dwelling immediately adjoining the main farm buildings, well set back from the A1 Peel Road, and accessed via the existing farmyard,…
Planning Circular 3/88 - New Agricultural Dwellings
Requires evidence of real agricultural need (full-time employment, retirement from agriculture, or dependants) to justify countryside dwelling, with siting within/immediately adjoining main farm buildings, set back from highway, via farm access. Siting complied but no full-time agricultural employment proven for daughter, preventing occupancy condition compliance; thus failed need test.
Planning Circular 1/88 Residential Housing in the Country
Discourages countryside housing except where agricultural need demonstrated, preferring siting in villages/hamlets. Need not offset general objections given part-time farm involvement and catering business.
No objection to application in principle, reserve comment until detailed plans received
Do not oppose subject to conditions on access, sight lines, track width, parking and turning
Standard note for single dwelling water connection
No objection to the proposal
