14 May 2007 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Ballagawne Farm, Ballagawne Road, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6ep
Mr P A Willers applied to alter and extend the detached dwelling at Ballagawne Farm with new extensions for extra living space and garaging, based on drawings M2824 P01-P04. The site is in an area designated as open space and high landscape value under the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005.
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The key material consideration was the visual impact on public amenity. The officer understood objections to design and scale but noted the existing dwelling has an unusual form and is only visible fr…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to the location plan and drawing no.s M2824 P01, M2824 P02, M2824 P03 and M2824 P04 date stamped the 16th March 2007.
Do not oppose
Recommend installation of mains wired interconnected domestic smoke detection
Mixed responses to application 07/00521/B: Highways Division has no objection, Fire and Rescue Service recommends smoke detection condition, but SPMC&E and Lonan Parish Commissioners object due to poor design, overdevelopment, and inappropriate scale.
Key concern: Very large extensions of extraordinarily poor design that would double the size of the dwelling
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside & Environment
ObjectionVery large extensions of extraordinarily poor design. The result will be twice the size of the present (already poorly enlarged) dwelling. We think a design-rethink is absolutely necessary. OBJECT.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
Lonan Parish Commissioners
ObjectionThe Board considered that the extensions amounted to overdevelopment of the existing building, however did not object in principle to extending the property, but needed to be done in a sympathetic manner. The large areas of flat roof were not compatible.
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionThe installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
Conditions requested: The installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
