12 February 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005); Senior Planning Officer (signed)
Ballawyllan Beg Farm, East Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5er
The proposal involves demolishing an existing poor-quality dwelling of 133.85 sq.m floorspace and replacing it with a larger two-storey traditional-style house of 288.45 sq.m (115.5% increase) plus a detached domestic-scale garage, on a site in the countryside designated as open space (agriculture) in the Braddan Paris…
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The principle of a replacement dwelling was accepted as an exception to the presumption against countryside development under General Policy 3(d) and Housing Policy 12, as the existing dwelling had no…
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except specified exceptions including replacement of existing rural dwellings (d). Officer assessed proposal qualifies as replacement of habitable existing dwelling, accepting principle of development.
Housing Policy 12
Permits replacement of countryside dwellings unless abandoned or of architectural/historic interest capable of renovation. Officer confirmed existing dwelling retains habitable status based on structural condition and no evidence of 10+ year abandonment.
Housing Policy 14
Requires replacement not substantially different in siting/size unless environmental improvement; floor area generally not >50% larger; traditional design per Circular 3/91. Siting similar; size 115.5% increase accepted as improvement over poor existing form with limited visual impact; traditional design compliant. Tension on size resolved by site-specific mitigation.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 4218/EX1, 4218/G1, 4218/P1, 4218-LP, 4218/SEX1 and 4218/SP1 date stamped the 4th September 2008 and drawing no. 4218-LP2 date stamped the 11th November 2008.
Residential curtilage defined
The residential curtilage of the property is hereby defined as the red line defined on drawing no. 4218-LP2 date stamped the 11th November 2008.
No objection
Supports the proposal and the size of the proposed replacement dwelling and garage
