**Document:** Applicant's Planning Statement **Application:** 25/90110/B — Replacement of portion of existing dwelling, conversion of integral swimming pool annex to ancillary accommodation, erection of detached garage and erection of 16 PV solar panels **Decision:** Refused **Decision Date:** 2025-06-11 **Parish:** Malew **Document Type:** report / planning_statement **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/33884-malew-corlea-farm-replacement-conversion/documents/1585339 --- # Applicant's Planning Statement ## Replacement dwelling, conversion of swimming pool annexe to ancillary accommodation & detached garage – erection of 16 no. solar panels. ![A long, single-story dwelling with mixed white and stone walls is situated on a grassy slope in a rural setting.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002945.jpg) Applicants Statement to accompany planning application – January 2025. Front Elevation Existing Dwelling. Contents. - 01 - Introduction. - 02 - The Site. - 03 - Access. - 04 - Existing Dwelling. - 05 - Planning History. - 06 - Information & reports to assist with the application. - 07 - Design Development. - 08 - Design. - 09 - Renewables & efficient use of energy. - 10 – Flood Risk Management. - 11 - Manx Bat Group. 1 | P a g e ## 01 - Introduction. ![map or plan from page 2](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002946.jpg) The application is for detailed planning approval for a replacement dwelling, conversion of swimming pool annexe to ancillary accommodation & detached garage – erection of 16 no. solar panels. ### 02 - The Site - Drawings 22/22/01. The application site sits in the Parish of Malew and is a mixture of residential / tourist accommodation with an existing vehicular entrance of Corlea Road and has an approximate area of 2.47 acres. (Red Line) Overall land owned by the applicant surrounding the application site is indicated with a Blue Line. ## 03 – Vehicular Access. The site has an existing vehicular access from Corela Road – no alterations are proposed. Access from Corlea Road to Corlea Farm. 2 | P a g e Corlea Road – visibility facing North-East. Corlea Road – visibility facing South-West. Existing access onto Corlea Road not to be altered and presently provides a minimum of a 70m visibility splay in both directions, set back 2.4m from the carriage highway. 3 | P a g e ![map or plan from page 3](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002947.jpg) ![map or plan from page 3](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002948.jpg) 04 - Existing Dwelling - Drawing 22/22/03 & 04. Manx Stone Farmhouse which has had many alteration and additions over the last 4 to 5 decades. Sadly, the pool was taken out of use and covered in 2018 due to unsustainable and ever rising costs for oil and electricity and is now generally used as a storage area. The main farmhouse has no insulation, keeping the building heated and the structure dry is becoming a costly exercise which is not sustainable. January 2024 a decision was taken to close the majority of the farmhouse and only live in the in the kitchen, family room and sun lounge area on the ground floor and the two bedrooms directly above; the quarterly bill from Manx Utilities for that period being in excess of This has had a knock-on effect, which in turn has caused a no-win situation; from the internal photographs on drawing 22/22/04 you can clearly see the damp issues the main structure has; the only way to defeat the damp is to keep the house heated which is a losing battle due ever-increasing costs of oil and electricity. The main farmhouse is not user friendly for elderly people or people with disabilities as it has 3 different floor levels on ground and first floors. We have therefor taken the decision to apply for planning permission for a replacement dwelling with the conversion of the swimming pool annex to ancillary living accommodation, with a detached garage and as much as possible consider and introduce resource efficiency, reduced energy consumption, waste reduction and the well-being of its inhabitants. External ground floor area of 472 sqm. External first floor area of 215 sqm. ## External Photographs of Existing House. 4 | P a g e ![A photograph showing a white two-story detached house with a slate roof and a single-story annex or garage structure to the left, set in a rural grassy area with parked cars.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002949.jpg) ## 5 | P a g e ![A photograph of a white two-story detached house with a slate roof, featuring a glass-fronted extension on the right and a smaller outbuilding on the left.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002950.jpg) ![A photograph showing a detached stone building with large windows in the foreground and a white house with a porch in the background.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002951.jpg) ![A photograph showing a two-story stone dwelling with white windows and a paved driveway, with a long single-story stone outbuilding visible in the background.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002952.jpg) ## 6 | P a g e ![A photograph showing the exterior of a rural property with a white-walled extension on the left, a stone section in the center, and a separate building on the right with a car parked in the yard.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002954.jpg) ![A photograph of a white, detached stone cottage with a slate roof and chimneys, set within a grassy yard with parked cars and a stone wall in the foreground.](https://images.planningportal.im/2025/02/7002955.jpg) ## 05 - Planning History. May 2004 Planning Approval (04/00219/B) was granted for an extension to the dwelling to provide indoor pool, office and additional living accommodation and erection of an agricultural building to replace existing. Both extension and agricultural building have been constructed. ## 06 - Information & reports to assist with the application. The site has had a topographical survey – Drawing 22/22/02. Bat survey report has been commissioned and carried out by the “Manx Bat Group”. ## 07 - Design Development. It’s the applicant desire to construct an affordable modern energy efficient home that will consider surrounding structures, landforms, land cover, indigenous vegetation, and wildlife. ### 8 - Design. – Drawings 22/22/05, 06, 07 & 08. Surrounding buildings. Generally gabled buildings of a rectangular form. Natural Slate Roof or Profiled Sheeting. Walls are stone, rendered or timber cladding. Apertures are generally rectangular with the majority having upvc windows. Proposal The character of the proposal has been developed using the above as the design criteria to help the design process and, evaluate the final aesthetics of the proposal. The living space has been designed to face south with glazed gables to maximise the advantageous merits of the sun. The part replacement dwelling is to be highly insulated and will be well above current building regulation requirements; insulation to the existing annexe will be increased substantially. 7 | P a g e Floor Areas Proposed lower ground floor plan area 47 sqm Proposed external ground floor area 562 sqm. Proposed external first floor area 304 sqm. Proposed attic floor plan area 67 sqm. Site The replacement dwelling has been linked to the existing annexe, generally brought forward towards the south to accommodate the applicant’s requirements. No change to vehicular access. Permeable gravel hardstanding utilising a cellular confinement system providing natural drainage and a reliable tree root protection system where required. Patio to be finished in permeable pavers. Storm water to be directed to new soak aways – percolation tests carried out to establish volume of soak away. Foul water to be directed to a Klargester Alpha Septic Tank and effluent discharged via a drainage field – area determined via percolation test. ## 9 - Renewables & efficient use of energy. It is proposed that the new dwelling will be fitted with underfloor heating throughout its entire footprint; hot water will be produced by means of an air source heat pump which will run on electricity. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system to be used to reduce the heating and cooling demands of the building. Solar panel system to harness the sun’s energy to generate useable electricity. Home charging points for an electric car. ## 10 - Flood Risk Management. The site is not an area of risk on the "interactive flood hub" map. The applicant would deem it sensible to incorporate mitigating measures as follows: • No mitigation measures required. 8 | P a g e ## 11 - Manx Bat Group – Survey Report Dated 30th August 2024. Impact Assessment. Demolition of the property will not impact the local population of bats in any way. No mitigation is required. Provisions to be implemented to help with the aims of Biodiversity Net Gain. Bat Access Tiles for Slate Roof – Refer to Drawing 22/22/08 1 no. – west elevation dormer roof. 1 no. - south elevation main roof. Bird box – Refer to Drawing 22/22/08. 1 no. bird box fitted to the west facing gable. Lighting. External lighting installed as part of the development will be kept to a minimum where possible to avoid disturbing bats foraging or passing through the site. Following The Institute of Lighting Professionals and Bat Conservation Trust Guidance Note 08/18 on Bats and Artificial Lighting in the UK recommend measures: - • using LED luminaires due to their sharp cut-off, lower intensity, good colour rendition and dimming capability, - • using warm white spectrum lights (ideally <2700 kelvin) to reduce blue light component, - • peak wavelengths higher than 550nm to avoid the component of light most disturbing to bats, - • setting external security lighting on motion sensors and short timers, - • luminaires should lack UV elements when manufactured. - • avoiding uplighting, - • avoiding use of metal halide, fluorescent sources. 9 | P a g e --- *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/33884-malew-corlea-farm-replacement-conversion/documents/1585339*