28 April 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Ballakaighen Farm, Staarvey Road, Cronk Y Voddy, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 2as
The proposal involves constructing a new agricultural building for livestock and feed storage, along with a silo, on the residential curtilage of Ballakaighen Farm in the countryside within an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value (AHLV).
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The officer confirmed agricultural need through a site visit and the applicant's agricultural statement, justifying the development under General Policy 3(f) which permits buildings essential for agri…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect landscape character or amenity. Officer found proposal complies as building fits farm surroundings without negative impact.
General Policy 3
Permits agricultural buildings outside zoned areas if essential. Site visit and agricultural statement confirmed need, allowing exception to countryside protection.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding national need with no alternative. Agricultural need outweighed protection as impact acceptable.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character in AHLV unless no harm or essential location. Proposal sited in intensive agricultural area, not harming AHLV character.
Environment Policy 15
Allows agricultural buildings if need demonstrated, sited near existing groups, appropriate scale/materials/siting. Proposal meets all criteria, close to existing sheds, sympathetic to landscape.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Agricultural use only
The building must be used only for agricultural purposes. Reason: The countryside is protected from development and an exception is being made on the basis of agricultural need. As such the building must be used for the purposes for which it is approved.
no objection
no highway interest
German Parish Commissioners raised no particular objections but questioned slurry arrangements; DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Key concern: absence of slurry arrangements
German Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMy Commissioners have no particular objections to this application however they have questioned where is the slurry going to go, as with a building of this size it would be normal to have arrangements in place for the slurry and we were unable to find any such arrangements on the application
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 10.02.2022
