27 March 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes)
Arragon Moar, Old Castletown Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1hb
The proposal is for a new agricultural-style barn on the 185-acre Arragon Moar estate in rural Santon, sited 110m north of the main dwelling along the driveway, dug into a 2.4m lower bank and screened by landscaping.
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The officer noted the site is unzoned 'white land' in High Landscape Value, starting from General Policy 3 restricting countryside development except for essential agriculture/forestry buildings.
General Policy 3
Restricts countryside development except essential agriculture/forestry buildings (criterion f). Officer applied to estate upkeep machinery as 'essential for conduct of agriculture', despite no crops, as land leased for grazing and gardens maintained.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside/ecology unless overriding need with no alternative. Need for estate storage outweighed protection given functional justification and low impact.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character in High Landscape/Coastal Value areas unless no harm. Siting, topography, screening ensured no harm to character/quality.
Environment Policy 15
Allows agricultural/horticultural buildings if need outweighs countryside policy, sited near groups, appropriate scale/form/materials. Siting near driveway (not isolated), dug-in reducing height, olive green sheeting sympathetic; scale fits machinery list.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the Erection of a storage building for estate maintenance vehicles and gardeners tools as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 500-PL-03, 500-PL-00, 500-PL-01, 500-PL-02 and 1109 J 01 all received on 10th February 2012.
Storage use only
The approval hereby given allows for the storage of agricultural vehicles or vehicles associated with the up keeping of the land associated with Arragon Moar estate. There must be no storage and/or maintaining of any machinery of any type outside the barn hereby approved.
Materials - dark green
All external finishes (elevations, doors and the roof) are to be finished in a dark green/olive green colour and retained thereafter.
Landscaping scheme
No development shall take place until full details of soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and these works shall be carried out as approved. Details of the soft landscaping works include additional planting along the northern and western boundaries of the shed/yard area. All planting shall be carried out in accordance the approved details in the first planting and seeding seasons following that first occupation. Any trees or shrub which within 5 years from the completion of the development dies, is removed or becomes seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with another of similar size and species unless the planning authority gives written consent to any variation.
no representations received (implying no objection)
