10 June 2019 · Planning Committee
Crossags Farm Camp Site, Crossags Lane, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2tb
The proposal involves extending the existing flat-roofed toilet block to include a disabled toilet, washing up area, and front porch, while replacing the small tools hut with a larger 12m² timber-framed shed for campsite maintenance equipment.
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The key consideration was the impact on the countryside, where there is a presumption against development per General Policy 3, and the proposal does not meet any exemptions as it is outside zoned are…
General Policy 3
General Policy 3 prohibits development outside zoned areas except for specific exemptions like agricultural housing or conversions, none of which apply here. The officer assessed that the proposal does not comply but is a minor departure recommended for approval due to its link to the campsite and low impact. This was a key tension as it brought the application to Committee.
Environment Policy 1
ENV1 protects countryside from adverse development unless overriding national need exists with no alternative. The officer found no adverse visual or environmental impact from the small, clustered, timber buildings, outweighing countryside protection concerns in this context.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Removal if campsite discontinued
Should the camp site not be used as such for a period of 24 months or more from the last use as a seasonal camp site in accordance with the conditions of this approval, the structures associated with the use - the toilet facilities and tool shed - must be removed from the site. Reason: To ensure that the proposal does not result in any unjustified adverse environmental impact on the surrounding area.
no objections
no highways interest
Garff Commissioners and DOI Highways Division both raised no objections to the application.
Garff Commissioners
No ObjectionThere were No Objections to this application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 07.05.19
