**Document:** Refusal Notice 00/01817/A March 2001 **Application:** 06/01722/B — Alterations, conversion of existing outbuildings to provide a residential dwelling and amendments to access lane **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2007-02-09 **Parish:** German **Document Type:** decision / decision_notice **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/81801-german-knocksharry-farm-house-conversion-dwelling/documents/1482467 --- # Refusal Notice 00/01817/A March 2001 Town and Country Planning Acts, 1934 - 1991 Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 Ove Arup & Partners (IOM) Ltd Cameo House 19 Duke Street Douglas IM1 2BB In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the application made by you on behalf of: R & R Dellborg Proposal: Approval in principle for relocation of farm buildings, conversion of two existing farm buildings to dwellings and creation of two new dwellings and access tracks at: Knocksharry Farm Ramsey Road Knocksharry Peel IM5 2AF which was considered on 2 March 2001, for the reasons set out in the attached schedule. Date of Issue: 13th March, 2001 Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man [Signature] Secretary Planning Committee Note 1: The decision contained in this notice does not become final until:- - 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 any decision at review has expired; or - any appeal has been completed. Note 2: Rights of review against the decision are attached. ## Reasons For Refusal Application Ref No: 00/01817/A 1. The conversion of the two existing stone barns (referred to as Building Nos. 1 and 2) would not comply with the principles of Planning Circular 3/89 "Renovation of Buildings in the Countryside", because; a) the buildings are clearly still in agricultural use and are thus not redundant; b) there is no justification to extend the barns in the manner proposed; and c) the overall designs would adversely affect the character and appearance of the original buildings. 2. The two new building plots (referred to as plots 3 and 4) would result in 2 new dwellings in the countryside. This would be contrary to the Isle of Man (Development Plan) Order 1982 and there are no exceptional circumstances to justify such new development in a rural area. 3. The farm building referred to as building 5 is next to the farm cluster at Knocksharry and is visibly part of the farm complex as seen from the Ramsey Road to the north east. The Planning Committee is not persuaded that it is now necessary to: a) relocate this large building to an open field which would be separated from any other buildings and which is currently served by poor access; and b) create a new access onto the Ramsey Road which would cut across agricultural land and necessitate a large visibility splay onto the Ramsey Road. Such a proposal would be contrary to the Department's general policies to prevent unwarranted development in the countryside. 4. The Planning Committee is not persuaded that the deficiencies of the existing access onto the Ramsey Road are sufficient to justify the creation of a new access road and visibility splay to the north east to serve Knocksharry Farm. The access would meander across two agricultural fields and remove a large section of the road frontage which would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area. 5. NOTE This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 of the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982. --- *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/81801-german-knocksharry-farm-house-conversion-dwelling/documents/1482467*