06/01803/AApproved

19 January 2007 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)

Approval in principle for the erection of a barn

Allandale Farm Ballamanagh Road Sulby Isle Of Man IM7 2hb

Received20 Oct 2006

Validated28 Oct 2006

Decided19 Jan 2007

3 months

Received20 Oct 2006

Validated28 Oct 2006

Decided19 Jan 2007

3 months

Why was this approved?

agricultural need and justification
approval in principle nature limiting detailed assessment
no highway objection
rural farm context
precedent of similar farm buildings

The application sought approval in principle for a barn on a working farm in a rural area not zoned for development. The indicative plans show a barn measuring 24m long by 12m wide, sited 15m from Ballamanagh Road with a 2-3m high hedgerow along the southeastern boundary.

Documents (13)

Officer Report Decision Notice Application Form

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Decision & Reasoning

Approved19 January 2007

The site is in an unzoned rural area recognised as open space/agriculture under the Sulby Local Plan 1998 and high landscape value under the Isle of Man Development Plan 1982.

Conditions (2)

C1
Time limit and reserved matters
This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
C2
Approved plans
This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings 01 and 01803/1 all received on 9th October 2006 and 10th January 2006.

Public Comments (2)

SupportHighways Division(statutory consultee)

Do not oppose

ObjectionLezayre Parish Commissioners(parish)

Consultation Responses

Manx Electricity Authority requests contact prior to works due to nearby cables/overhead lines; Highways Division does not oppose; Lezayre Parish Commissioners object due to insufficient detail and disproportionate design.

Key concern: the barn looks out of proportion to house

Manx Electricity Authority

Conditional No Objection

There are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application.; Please contact our Network Operations Department... to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.; All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6.

Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents before any work is carried out on site

Lezayre Parish Commissioners

Objection

There is insufficient detail in the plans and the barn looks out of proportion to house. Unanimous.

Highways Division

No Objection

Do not oppose

People

Chris Balmer

Case Officer

Key Information

Reference: 06/01803/A
Decision: Approved
Date: 19 January 2007
Year: 2006
Type: Approval in Principle
Category: Agricultural
Scale: moderate

Property Details

Property Type: agricultural
Proposal Type: new build
Context: rural

Sale History

£225,000

Aug 2006

Property Planning History (14)

AP21/0004Refused2021

Appeal against the refusal for additional use of office/storage as tourist accommodation during the TT and Grand Prix periods

20/01311/CRefused2021

Additional use of office/storage as tourist accommodation during the TT and Grand Prix periods

AP11/0041Approved2011

Appeal against refusal for erection of portakabin for agricultural use (Retrospective)

10/01696/BRefused2011

Erection of portakabin for agricultural use (Retrospective)

10/01015/BApproved2010

Erection of an agricultural barn

10/00813/CRefused2010

Erection of portakabin (Retrospective) for agricultural use

10/00860/BApproved2010

Extension to dwelling

AP09/0173Refused2009

Appeal against refusal for retention of existing portakabin for use as ancillary living accommodation

09/01263/RRefused2009

Retention of existing portakabin for use as ancillary living accommodation

09/00797/BApproved2009

Erection of a two storey extension (comprising an amendment to 07/00003/B)

Source & Provenance

Official reference: 06/01803/A
Source authority: Isle of Man Government Planning & Building Control
Source system: Legacy IDOX planning platform
Official record URL: No stable public per-record URL
First indexed: 20 Sept 2025, 22:06
Last synced: 5 Mar 2026, 03:30
Licence: Isle of Man Open Government Licence

Why was this approved?

agricultural need and justification

approval in principle nature limiting detailed assessment

no highway objection

rural farm context

precedent of similar farm buildings

Conditions (2)

Time limit and reserved matters

This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.

Approved plans

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings 01 and 01803/1 all received on 9th October 2006 and 10th January 2006.

Consultation Responses

Key concern: the barn looks out of proportion to house

Manx Electricity Authority

Conditional No Objection

Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents before any work is carried out on site

Lezayre Parish Commissioners

Objection

There is insufficient detail in the plans and the barn looks out of proportion to house. Unanimous.

Highways Division

No Objection

Do not oppose