7 October 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Hillcrest, Balnahowe, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1hn
The proposal was to remove three conditions from the original 1973 planning permission (IDO 34987) for Hillcrest, a detached bungalow on a 25-acre holding in rural Santon: condition 6 (standard agricultural worker's occupancy tie), condition 7 (dwelling retained as part of the agricultural holding and not sold/let sepa…
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The officer refused the application because insufficient information was provided to evidence that there no longer remains a long-term need for the dwelling to be reserved for agricultural workers, bo…
Housing Policy 8
HP8 requires that permissions for agricultural dwellings include a condition restricting occupation to persons engaged or last engaged solely in agriculture, or their widows/widowers/resident dependants. Para 8.9.4 states such conditions will not usually be removed unless long-term need for agricultural workers' dwellings on the farm and in the locality no longer warrants it. The officer assessed the application against this, finding evidence inadequate as the holding is still farmed for grazing, property not marketed, and neighbouring farm indicated possible future need.
do not object to the proposals (no highways interest)
neither in support nor against the application... do not wish to prejudice any future application or possible needs for the use of a tied dwelling in the vicinity... if any housing with an agricultural occupancy tie... were to become available... we would consider our options
DOI Highways reported no highways interest. Ballashamrock Farm Ltd provided a neutral representation, neither for nor against the removal of agricultural occupancy conditions, noting no current need for tied housing but potential future farm growth requirements.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 16.2.22; Highway Services Comment made: No Highways Interest
Ballashamrock Farm Ltd
No CommentIn the short term we do not require additional housing, however we do not know what housing may be required in the future as the farm grows; Although neither for or against the proposed variations, I would not like to prejudice any future application or possible needs for the use of a tied dwelling in the vicinity
