**Document:** Approval in Principle Decision Notice
**Application:** 04/02435/A — Approval in principle for the conversion of disused farm buildings into two accommodation units with associated parking plus the erection of a double garage
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2005-05-06
**Parish:** Lezayre
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/77383-lezayre-ballamin-farm-conversion-garage/documents/1432011

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# Approval in Principle Decision Notice

## Town and Country Planning Acts, 1934 - 1991

### Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982

Promoor Limited
Third Floor
10 Prospect Hill
Douglas

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby **APPROVE** the following application made on behalf of:

**Name:** Mr & Mrs Stafford
**Proposal:** Approval in principle for the conversion of disused farm buildings into two accommodation units with associated parking plus the erection of a double garage
**at:**
Ballamin Farm
Lhen Road
Bride
Ramsey
IM7 4BG

which was considered on 20 April 2005, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below.

**Date of Issue:** 6 May, 2005
**Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas**
*Secretary Planning Committee*
*(Signature: M. A. McCrea)*

### Schedule Of Conditions:

1. This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.

2. This approval in principle relates to drawing No.s 01 and 02 date stamped the 26th November 2004.

3. Any subsequent reserved matters planning application should include appropriately sized and defined residential curtilages for the buildings.

4. The accommodation hereby created may only be used as either holiday accommodation or ancillary accommodation to Ballamin Farm. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be conferred by this approval for the use of the new accommodation as a separate dwelling.

5. With regards to use as holiday accommodation between 1st March and 1st October in any one year, the holiday accommodation hereby approved must only be used for individual lets, not exceeding four weeks in duration, to bona fide tourists. Outside of this period longer lets to bonafode tourists are permissible.

6. The conversion of the buildings should wherever possible utilise existing openings. Any new openings should be designed in a manner to suitably reflect the previous agricultural nature and age of the buildings.

NOTE For connections to Flats and Apartments the following apply - "Water Supply to Flats and Apartments - Regulations", and if applicable a "Form Of Undertaking In Respect Of Supply Pipes" will be required. Copies of these documents can be obtained from the IoMWA or alternatively by contacting the IoMWA Byelaws Inspector (Les Quayle on telephone 695957).

This decision was made by the Director of Planning in accordance with powers delegated to him under Paragraph 2 (6) (b) of the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982.

Note 1: This permission refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment, bylaw, order or regulation.

Note 2: No works may be commenced until such time as -
- the time for requesting a review of the initial decision has expired; or
- any review of the initial decision has been completed; or
- the time for requesting an appeal in relation to the decision has expired; or
- any appeal has been completed.

Note 3: Rights of the review of the decision are attached.

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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/77383-lezayre-ballamin-farm-conversion-garage/documents/1432011*