27 February 2008 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Mrs F Mullen)
Ballacallum Farm, The Lhen, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 3eh
The proposal was for a modest two-bay agricultural shed to store machinery at Ballacallum Farm, a 23.5-acre holding with existing dwelling and barns, located on unzoned 'white land' in an area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance.
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The site is on unzoned 'white land' in High Landscape Value area, so GP3 allows agricultural buildings only if essential for agriculture.
General Policy 3
Permits development on unzoned land only for essential agricultural buildings. Officer tested if proposal essential for agriculture; initially weak per DAFF but tipped acceptable due to machinery need and expansion plans in existing farm complex.
Environment Policy 2
Protects High Landscape or Coastal Value areas unless no harm to character or location essential. Assessed as no harm due to screening by banks, trees, hedgerows, and integration with farm buildings 100m from road.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the agricultural barn as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 86/7/1, 86/7/2 and 86/7/3 all received on 20th November 2007 and 18th February 2008.
Agricultural use only
The building must only be used for agricultural purposes.
Materials approval
Prior to the commencement of any works, there must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority, samples of the external finishes of the building.
no objection
no objection
SPMC&E strongly objects to the agricultural building due to lack of agricultural justification, poor siting, and absence of a convincing case for a countryside development; DAFF confirms insufficient agricultural activity to warrant the building; Andreas Parish has no objections.
Key concern: insufficient agricultural reasons to support the application due to no declared activity and minimal 0.02 labour units
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside & Environment
Objectionthe Society must OPPOSE this application; MOST UNSUITABLE site for a new dwelling, ‘agricultural’ or otherwise; Contrary to what the applicant claims, it is clearly NOT grouped with the existing farm buildings nor does it share their access; In the absence of a CONVINCING CASE and because of the unsatisfactory siting, the Society must OPPOSE this application
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Objectionthere are insufficient agricultural reasons to support this application; This is not of a size that the department would view as an agricultural business
Andreas Parish Commissioners
No Objectionmy Commissioners have now considered the above proposed development, and have no objections thereto
