31 October 2008 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005); Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee
Land To Rear Of, Allandale Farm, Ballamanagh Road, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2hb
The proposal was for a single storey bungalow measuring 11m wide, 9m deep and 5.7m ridge height on agricultural land behind Allandale Farm in Sulby. The site is within an area of High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance under the 1982 Development Plan and not zoned for development under the Sulby Local Plan 1998.
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The officer concluded there is a 'long established presumption against new residential development in the countryside', reinforced by multiple policies including Sulby Local Plan Policy RES/P/3 (not z…
Sulby Local Plan Policy RES/P/3
Site recognised as open space (including agriculture) and not zoned for residential development. Officer noted this as first basis for presumption against new dwellings.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Requires new development primarily in towns/villages or sustainable extensions; countryside only in exceptional circumstances per para 6.3. Proposal failed as no such circumstances proven.
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except specific exceptions (a-h); none applied (e.g. not agricultural housing, redundant building conversion, or replacement dwelling). Key policy test failed.
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance (AHLV); development permitted only if no harm to character or location essential. Site within AHLV; proposal harmed landscape character.
Housing Policy 4
New housing primarily in towns/villages; countryside only for agricultural housing, redundant conversions, or replacements. No qualifying exception; tipped balance to refusal.
Planning Circular 3/91
Requires appropriate fenestration for rural character; proposal's window size and design contrary, despite overall proportion acceptable.
