**Document:** Officer Planning Report 10/00139/B **Application:** 10/00139/B — Creation of external steps to first floor tourist accommodation rooms **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2010-03-31 **Parish:** Arbory **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/35906-colby-farm-cronk-y/documents/1348202 --- # Officer Planning Report 10/00139/B **Application No.:** 10/00139/B **Applicant:** Mr Gerrard \& Mrs Julie MacQuillan **Proposal:** Creation of external steps to first floor tourist accommodation rooms **Site Address:** Robin Hill Farm Cronk Y Dhooney Ballakilpheric Colby Isle Of Man IM9 4BS ### Considerations Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett **Expected Decision Level:** Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes: Do not oppose Consultee : Rushen Commissioners Notes: no objections. Consultee : Drainage Division Notes: no objection subject to the following conditions 05.02.10 - no objection subject to the following conditions ### Officer's Report ### The Site The site represents the land and buildings associated with Robin Hill Farm. The area includes built structures - Robinhill Farmhouse, stables, a chicken shed and stone outbuildings on the eastern side of the lane which is also a public footpath and to the west of the house. There is also a large sheetclad agricultural building to the north west of the house which is also owned by the applicant. The area owned extends to 8.2 ha ( 20 acres) and stretches to the Colby River to the east. ### Planning Status The site lies within an area designated on the Arbory and East Rushen Local Plan as an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance. In the newly published Southern Area Plan the site lies within an area identified as a settlement, with a defined boundary, within which the farmhouse and barn fall. The site is coloured pink which suggests the settlement is identified as Residential, the use to which the majority of buildings are put. ## Planning History There have been a number of previous applications for this site, all submitted by previous owners of the property: PA 06/00765/B - Erection of a kennel facility with associated works and landscaping - refused and appeal withdrawn - 25th January 2007 PA 07/00010/B - Erection of two agricultural livestock buildings - application withdrawn - 18th September 2007 PA 07/00260/B - Erection of a cattery - refused at appeal - 16th August 2007 PA 07/00380/R - Retention of refurbishment works to existing outbuilding Permitted - 27th April 2007 Conditions 1. This permission relates to the refurbishment works which have been carried out to the existing outbuilding as shown and described in the photographs and plans reference PDC/S01 and -S02 all received on 27th February, 2007. 2. The farm workshop may be used only in conjunction with the operation of Robin Hill Farm and may not be used as a separate or commercial workshop. 3. There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewer. A current application which has been submitted by the present owner is: PA 09/00399/B - Alterations and erection of a two storey extension Permitted PA 09/0503 - construction of private manege - permitted and PA 09/1500 - conversion of barn to tourist accommodation - permitted ### The Proposal Now proposed is the addition of two sets of external steps on the face of the building looking towards the farmhouse - ie, not on the elevation alongside the footpath. The steps will be stone with metal railings alongside. Also proposed is the formation of a door in a window on this face of the building there is already a door at the top of the other proposed set of steps. ### Representations Department of Transport Drainage Division recommend a condition requiring that no surface water is discharged to the main sewer. The applicant is only for the construction of the stone steps - the conversion of the building was approved in a previous application which took account of the disposal of foul and surface water. Department of Transport and Rushen Parish Commissioners Indicate that they do not oppose the application. ### Assessment The building already has permission for the conversion of the building, which is underway. The addition of the steps does not extend the building nor visually adversely affect its appearance or character. The steps are required for an alternative means of access from the upstairs bedrooms. The steps will not be seen by the public and in any case are not objectionable - external stone steps are often found in stone barns. ## **PARTY STATUS** The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status. **Recommendation** **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** **Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal** - C : Conditions for approval - N : Notes attached to conditions - R : Reasons for refusal - O : Notes attached to refusals ## **C 1.** The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. ## **C 2.** This permission relates to the construction of stone steps with railings as shown in drawings 09-J067-01(1), 09-J067-02(2) and 09-J067-05(0) all received on 4th February, 2010. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer **Decision Made :** Permitted **Date :** ................................................................................................................................................................................ **Signed :** ................................................................................................................................................................................ Senior Planning Officer --- *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/35906-colby-farm-cronk-y/documents/1348202*