**Document:** Agricultural Building Planning Statement
**Application:** 18/01157/B — Erection of an agricultural building for the storage of agricultural machinery
**Decision:** Refused
**Decision Date:** 2019-04-17
**Parish:** Marown
**Document Type:** report / planning_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/29888-marown-top-road-agricultural-building-storage/documents/1332093

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# Agricultural Building Planning Statement

## Construction Design Ltd

Barry Murphy MCIAT Chartered Architectural Technologist
17 Peel Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 4LP
Tel: (01624) 623843 E-mail: barry.murphy@cdl.co.im

1st November 2018

1807157

Planning Department
Planning & Building Control Directorate
Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture (DEFA)
Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas
IM1 2SF

Dear Sirs

Re: Planning Application for the Construction of Agricultural Building at
Field No 320909, Top Road, Crosby, IM4 4HN

We write to enclose a planning application for the above works with all required drawings,
documents & appropriate fee.

Please consider the following information as a planning statement on behalf of the applicant
in support of the application.

The proposal is to construction an agricultural building to house agricultural machinery used
in connection with the application farm.

The 1 acre site located off Top Crosby Road and accessed by an existing farm lane from an
existing entrance with good visibility. The entrance to the land is located directly opposite the
applicants permanent residence at "The Old Forge".

The building is to be located adjacent to the Northern boundary of the site, with a backdrop of
high hedges and trees so as not to be visible from the public roadway.

The equipment to be stored at the site is used in connection with the applicant's nearby farm,
The Braaid Farm, Marown.

The Braaid Farm, which has an area of 65 acres, is currently mainly used for the grazing of
sheep. The farm is located above Crosby on the Lower slopes of Cronk Breck mountain.

The machinery to be stored includes 2 tractors, a plough and a hay baler. Due to a lack of
covered storage at The Braaid Farm the applicant currently stores the equipment, 12km away,
in Cronk Y Voddy. This arrangement cannot be considered ideal as the equipment is used on
a regular basis and may be required at short notice to access & tend livestock in the event of
poor weather.

Registered Office: 12 Upper Dukes Road, Douglas Isle of Man IM2 4BA
Managing Director: B. Murphy. Director: T Murphy
Company Reg. No. 098010C

Whilst the chosen site is slightly remote from the main farm it was felt ideal due to its location near the land owners dwelling allowing for easy access to and the security of the equipment and be less exposed and less visible than at the main farm.

We would hope the Department will support this proposal. The applicant is available to answer any queries on the application and on the running and the maintaining of the farm should further information or clarification be required.

## Your Faithfully

Barry Murphy dip. Arch. Tech. M.C.I.A.T.

### Chartered Architectural Technologist

For \& On Behalf of Construction Design Ltd

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/29888-marown-top-road-agricultural-building-storage/documents/1332093*