**Document:** Agricultural Justification Report
**Application:** 07/00769/B — Alterations to redundant farm building to form agricultural storage building
**Decision:** Refused
**Decision Date:** 2007-08-30
**Parish:** Maughold
**Document Type:** report / planning_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/82881-maughold-baldromma-mooar/documents/1496285

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# Agricultural Justification Report

## Isle of Man
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### Government
*Reillys Ellan Vannin*

Our ref: A.Macd/SAM
09 August 2006

Mr. R. Corkill,
Whiterigg,
Maughold
Isle of Man

Dear Mr. Corkill,

Agricultural Services Division,
Knockaloe Farm,
Peel, Isle of Man, IM5 3AJ

Telephone: (01624) 842335
Fax: (01624) 844374
e-mail: richard.lole@gov.im

Director of Agricultural Services:
Richard Lole

0700769

### Requirement for Agricultural Building, Baldromma Moar, Maughold

Following my recent visit to your farm, I am writing to confirm the details of my visit.

### Proposal

To erect a Dutch barn type building, approximate dimensions 60 feet x 30 feet on the site of existing stone-built traditional building, whilst retaining one or more of the original stone walls of existing building. The need for this building to be constructed is a combination of the roof blowing off the existing building, and a need for additional storage space for livestock fodder and machinery.

### Justification

In general, when considering whether a building is justified in agricultural terms, the first issue that planning departments consider is whether there is justification for at least one full time equivalent (FTE) justified on the farm. This calculation is made using standard labour requirement data, and the calculation for your farming activities is shown following:

Total Standard Hours Requirement Baldromma Moar = 1994 hours
Standard Full time Equivalent (FTE) = 1900 hours
Full time Equivalents justified at Baldromma Moar = 1994/1900
= 1.05 FTE

On this basis, there is justification for one full time equivalent employed in agricultural activities at Baldromma Moar.

Furthermore, since the roof blew off the traditional building, I can confirm that the one remaining functional building on the farm offers limited storage space for fodder and machinery storage, particularly at lambing time, if ewes are housed for lambing.

If you have any further queries on this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Macdonald.
SAC Agricultural Adviser

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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/82881-maughold-baldromma-mooar/documents/1496285*