28 January 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Swallows Rest, Bayrauyr Road, St. Marks, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3at
The proposal involves renovating a traditional stone barn with distinctive quartz-like boulders, restoring it to its original 12.2m x 5.3m footprint (64 sq.m), adding dormers to the front roof, new windows and a door, while retaining the existing ridge height of 5.1m and increasing eaves slightly to 3.3m.
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The officer assessed the proposal against Environment Policy 16 (EP16), which permits reuse of redundant rural buildings that are substantially intact, structurally capable of renovation, preserve fab…
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas exceptionally including conversion of redundant rural buildings of architectural/historical/social value (b). Officer confirmed site unzoned white land countryside but barn qualified as redundant and of visual interest using local materials, enabling exception without new build.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for tourist use if redundant/substantially intact/structurally renovatable, preserves fabric of interest, no extension/adverse change, no traffic issues, no dispersal harming settlements. Assessed as met: building sound (minor works only), visually attractive vernacular, no extension (same footprint), Highways no objection, tourism use supported; dormers necessary for viable use without major rebuild.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the renovation of the existing building and its use for tourist accommodation, as shown in drawings 484-01B received on 21st December, 2010 on the site as defined in 484-01A received on 3rd November, 2010.
No unapproved reconstruction
This permission is based upon the scheme shown in the submitted drawings and no approval is granted to any reconstruction which is not shown in these drawings. If the existing fabric should become unstable and be lost during the construction works, a further planning permission will be required for these works and it is unlikely that planning permission will be granted for the construction of a completely new, or mostly new building.
No permitted development
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no extensions, greenhouses, walls, gates, fences, garden sheds, summerhouses, flag poles, decking, garages, or tanks for the storage of oil for domestic heating shall be erected (other than those expressly authorised by this approval).
Do not oppose, has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
fully supports the application as quality self-catering tourist accommodation providing unique opportunity in beautiful location, in sympathy with policy to encourage such development
Tourism Division strongly supports the application for quality self-catering accommodation; Highways and Manx Electricity Authority have no objections but request contact for utilities; Malew Parish Commissioners deferred decision pending site visit; Community Planning objects due to concerns over barn redundancy and compliance with conversion criteria.
Key concern: barn not redundant due to prior agricultural renovations and non-compliance with conversion criteria
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThe Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority.; See Note 2; Contact the M.E.A. Planning Department (Tel. 687781), to discuss the electricity supply for this application.
Conditions requested: condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority; Contact the M.E.A. Planning Department (Tel. 687781), to discuss the electricity supply for this application
Tourism Division
SupportQuality and Service section, Tourism Division at the Department of Economic Development fully supports the above planning application.; The proposal is in sympathy with the Department of Economic Development - Tourism Division's policy to encourage quality self catering tourist accommodation.; This type of development will provide tourists a unique opportunity to stay in a beautiful location in a good quality, well furnished accommodation.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
Community Planning
ObjectionThis barn seems to be renovated already – presumably for agriculture. If so, it is not redundant.; If it has been renovated (legitimately) for agricultural use it is not therefore redundant, and should not be approved.; The design is not sympathetic to a converted barn guidance in Planning Circular 3/89
Malew Parish Commissioners
No Commentthey did request a site visit, but because of the lack of co-operation from Mr Roberts, they are unable to make a decision.; They wish to defer their decision, pending a site visit.
