14 September 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
The Glaicke, Glen Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5jg
The proposal involves converting an existing traditional Manx stone barn with slate roof, located opposite the main farmhouse 'The Glaicke' in rural Ballaugh, into ancillary space linked to the main dwelling and short-let holiday accommodation limited to 28 days per person per year.
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The officer assessed the barn conversion against Environment Policy 16 (EP16) and Housing Policy 11 (HP11), confirming redundancy from original agricultural use as it is no longer suitable for modern …
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology from developments without overriding national need. Officer found no adverse impacts on countryside amenities, landscape, or private/public amenities, allowing approval.
Environment Policy 5 - Mitigation against damage to or loss of habitats
Relevant to countryside protection. Conversion has no adverse visual impact on amenities of countryside setting and landscape.
Environment Policy 16
Deals with reuse of existing rural buildings for tourist or small-scale uses. Barn meets criteria: redundant, intact, of interest, suitable size, compatible with neighbours, services available.
Housing Policy 11
Governs conversion of rural buildings into dwellings/ancillary. Assessed against criteria including redundancy (established), structural capability (good condition, in use), architectural interest (Manx stone, slate roof), size (existing area sufficient), neighbour compatibility (no impacts), and services (adjacent to dwelling).
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.
Ancillary use only
The barn conversion in respect to the ancillary accommodation hereby approved shall only be used in association with the main dwelling house "The Glaicke" and for purposes incidental to the use of main dwelling house "The Glaicke" as a single dwelling only in accordance with the internal layout shown on plan 1032.02A received on the 27.07.2022. Reason: The dwelling is within a single residential plot within an area not designated for development. The application does not propose to create separate units of accommodation within the site and has not been considered as such.
Short-let holiday use only
The development hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than for the purpose of short-let holiday accommodation and shall not be used as a separate dwelling. The accommodation hereby approved shall not be occupied by the same person(s) for a single period or cumulative periods exceeding 28 days in any calendar year. Reason: To ensure that the development is only used and occupied as short let holiday accommodation and to prevent the creation of an unjustified separate dwelling in the countryside.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
do not object
no concerns in relation to this development from a fisheries perspective
congratulate the architect on producing a simple scheme for the conversion that does not alter the form or appearance of the existing structure. We lend our support to the application.
Highway Services, DOI Flood Risk Management, and DEFA Fisheries all raised no objections to application 22/00935/B, while the Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and the Environment explicitly supported it.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised to consider installing cycle parking storage and an electric vehicle charging point subject to flood risk.
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionDNO
DEFA Fisheries
No ObjectionDEFA Fisheries have no concerns in relation to this development from a fisheries perspective.
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and the Environment
SupportWe have viewed this application and congratulate the architect on producing a simple scheme for the conversion that does not alter the form or appearance of the existing structure.; We lend our support to the application.
