3 April 2007 · Planning Committee
Dwelling At Ballacashin Farm, Lanjaghan Road, Abbeylands, Isle Of Man, IM4 5eg
The site at Ballacashin Farm in the rural Abbeylands area of Onchan contains a derelict two-storey building previously used as a chicken house. The proposal was for approval in principle to demolish this building and erect a new dwelling, without detailed plans showing size or position.
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The officer noted extant approvals for conversion and extension of the existing derelict building (02/00986/A and 05/00998/B), granted on the basis that the majority of the external structure could be…
Policy O/RES/P/22 (Onchan Local Plan)
Prohibits new dwellings outside designated residential areas, particularly in rural countryside already protected by Planning Circular 1/88. The officer tested the principle of a new dwelling against this zoning (open space on Onchan Local Plan Map No. 2), finding it contrary as the site is not zoned for residential development.
Planning Circular 1/88 Residential Housing in the Country
Sets general policy to discourage residential development in countryside except for agricultural needs, favouring renovation of existing dwellings over new builds where residential use has been lost by abandonment. The derelict building had lost habitable status, so replacement failed this test despite prior conversion permissions.
Do not oppose subject to imposition of conditions including sight lines, on-site parking, turning facility, and reserved matters for access
