3 December 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner
Chibbanagh Farm, St. Marks Road, Braaid, Isle Of Man, IM4 2aj
The application sought approval for a new cattle barn on agricultural land at Chibbanagh Farm. The building was considered acceptable in scale, design, and appearance, with no adverse impact on the landscape character or amenity.
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The application demonstrated a clear need for the proposed cattle building, which was considered to be of an acceptable scale, design and finished appearance.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to respect landscape character and amenity. The officer assessed the cattle barn's scale, design, and finished appearance as acceptable with no adverse visual impact, justifying approval subject to site level conditions.
General Policy 3
General Policy 3 concerns development quality and amenity protection. The proposal was found not to harm wider area amenity or site minerals, complying via excavation controls.
Environment Policy 1
Environment Policy 1 protects countryside from non-essential development. Agricultural need justified the exception, with use restricted to agricultural purposes only.
Environment Policy 15
Environment Policy 15 relates to agricultural buildings or landscape/minerals protection. The officer confirmed compliance through acceptable impact assessment and materials retention requirements.
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.
Site levels approval
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the existing and proposed site levels, including existing and proposed section drawings and finished floor levels of the building, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter the development shall be completed in strict accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Department. Reason: To ensure the development has an acceptable visual impact upon the landscape and in relation to the excavation and retention of minerals on the site.
Excavation method statement
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a Method Statement relating to the excavation, storage and re-use of soil and minerals that may be excavated in the carrying out of the approved development, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The Method Statement shall include plans identifying where the excavated material will be stored and re-used on the applicant's landholding and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interest of retaining materials and minerals on the site.
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.
