29 January 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005); Signed by Senior Planning Officer
Ballacomish, Ronague Road, Ballabeg, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4hf
The proposal involves remodelling and extending an existing large countryside dwelling known as Ballacornish, including retention and alteration of the main core and single storey annex, additions of a lobby, games room, plant/utility/drying rooms, kitchen, drawing room, dining room extending 13.5m to the east, first f…
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The site is in countryside where development is discouraged under Environment Policy 1 to protect it for its own sake, with General Policy 3 allowing exceptions via Housing Policies 7-14 but not expli…
Environment Policy 1
Requires protection of countryside for its own sake, generally discouraging development. Officer assessed proposal as exception due to existing dwelling, improvements, and site circumstances despite increase in scale/impact.
General Policy 3
Sets exceptions to countryside protection via Housing Policies 7-14. Officer noted it references those but applied HP15/16 additionally as relevant to extensions.
Housing Policy 15
Permits extensions to traditional countryside properties exceptionally over 50% floorspace if respecting proportion/form/appearance. Officer deemed not applicable as dwelling non-traditional.
Housing Policy 16
Restricts extensions to non-traditional/poor form dwellings if increasing public visual impact. Applied due to modern character; massing increase accepted as offset by design enhancements and site factors.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the replacement of the existing dwelling as shown and described in drawings K175/P/10-01, -10-02, 10-03, 10-04, -10.05, -10.06, -10-07 inclusive, -11.01 and -12.01 all received on 17th December, 2008.
Do not oppose
Manx Electricity Authority requests standard condition for contact due to nearby cables/overhead lines; Highways Division has no opposition; Arbory Parish Commissioners object to the design being out of keeping with local vernacular style.
Key concern: exterior of proposed extension out of keeping with vernacular style of Manx countryside
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application.; The Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority.
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority; Contact our Network Operations Department... to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents... before any work is carried out on site; All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
Arbory Parish Commissioners
Objectionthey feel that the exterior of this proposed extension is very much out of keeping with the vernacular style of the Manx countryside.; The comment was made that the proposed facade would seem to be more suited to the Palace of Versailles than Ronague.
