14 November 2008 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Field 214150, Jurby Road, Sandygate, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 3ag
The proposal involves erecting timber entrance gates (4m wide, 2.1m high) and a small timber shed (3.7m wide x 2.6m deep x 2.5m high) to serve as an office/shop for a part-time organic nursery selling produce, eggs, and honey on weekends only.
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The site is on unzoned 'white land' but the proposal qualifies under General Policy 3(f) as essential for agriculture (nursery) and complies with Environment Policy 17 for nursery facilities, being sm…
General Policy 3
Prohibits development on unzoned land except for essential agriculture under (f). Officer assessed the shed/gates as essential for proposed nursery operations (office/shop for produce sales), qualifying as agriculture-related despite white land location.
Environment Policy 17
Permits nursery buildings if scale/design fits surroundings, no adverse amenity/highway impacts, no character harm, and screened if needed. Officer confirmed small size, timber materials, full screening of shed, limited traffic, and distance to homes met all tests (a-d).
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of entrance gates and timber shed to house office/shop as proposed in the submitted documents which are date-stamped 14th April 2008 and 11th August 2008.
Shed removal if nursery ceases
Within 3 months of the nursery business ceasing to trade and/or the shed hereby approved becoming redundant for the purposes of agriculture the shed must be taken down along with all ancillary infrastructure and be removed from the site and the land restored back to its original use and condition.
Restricted access hours
No person other than the applicants or their successors in title shall attend the site except on Saturdays and Sundays between 10:00 hours and 16:00 hours.
Do not oppose (no objection), subject to suggested condition on gate position (not imposed by officer)
Note received / Do not oppose
Manx Electricity Authority and Highways Division have no objection to the application subject to specific gate positioning conditions, while Jurby Parish Commissioners object due to highway safety concerns on a dangerous bend.
Key concern: access to Field 214150 is situated on a dangerous and blind bend
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionDo Not Oppose; Contact the M.E.A. Planning Department (Tel. 687781), to discuss the electricity supply for this application.
Conditions requested: No part of the gate will be erected between the dwelling and highway which bounds the curtilage unless there is sufficient land to allow the gate to be erected at least 2 meters away from any highway.
Jurby Parish Commissioners
ObjectionJurby Parish Commissioners are opposed to this retrospective development; because the access to Field 214150 is situated on a dangerous and blind bend
Highways Division
Conditional No Objectionwe have no objection to any of these applications; The condition re the gate is should read: "No part of the gate will be erected between the new building and the highway which bounds the cartilage unless there is sufficient land to allow the gate to be erected at least 2 metres away from the highway."
Conditions requested: No part of the gate will be erected between the new building and the highway which bounds the cartilage unless there is sufficient land to allow the gate to be erected at least 2 metres away from the highway.
