**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations
**Application:** 06/01517/B — Demolition of existing barn and erection of a replacement portal framed barn, adjacent to existing cattle sheds
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2006-11-15
**Parish:** Andreas
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/81615-andreas-ballasteen-farm-andreas-replacement-demolition/documents/1479891

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendations

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### Officer's Report

#### Site

Ballasteen Farm, Andreas Village, is located on the southern side of the A17. The curtilage of the site has been highlighted in red on the location plan submitted.

#### Land use zoning

The area has been zoned under the Isle of Man Development Plan 1982 as being within an area of countryside. The property is not within a Conservation Area.

#### Proposal

The application proposes the construction of replacement agricultural building. The existing barn to be demolished is a steel framed Dutch barn. The new barn will be sited in between two existing

sheds. The shed would have a width of 12 metres, a length of 22.8 metres and a maximum height of 6.5 metres.

### Representations

Andreas Parish Commissioners:-
*No objection*

Highways Division:-
*Do not oppose*

Manx Electricity Authority:-
*Standard overhead/underground cable comment.*

We have received no privately written representations objecting to the application.

### Assessment / recommendations

I consider because of the siting within the farm buildings, design and size the proposal would not cause harm to the openness and character of locality and would therefore not have a detrimental impact the visual amenities of the open countryside.

For these reasons the proposal would seem appropriate in this location and therefore my recommendation is for an approval.

I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

Highways Division Andreas Parish Commissioners

I consider that the following parties that made representations to the planning application do not meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should not be afforded interested party status:

Manx Electricity Authority

### Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 10.11.2006

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
- : 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 approval relates to the submitted documents which are date-stamped 4th September 2006.

N 1.

The applicant is advised that there are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in the planning application. Please contact Anthony Kinrade or Ian Horsey, Operations and Maintenance Department, Network Services, Manx Electricity Authority, (Tel. 687705) to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.

The applicant is also advised to contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site. All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 and GS6.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 13/11/06

Signed :
M. I. McCauley
Director of Planning and Building Control

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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/81615-andreas-ballasteen-farm-andreas-replacement-demolition/documents/1479891*