3 October 2012
Close Leece Farm, Patrick Road, St. Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3br
The proposal aimed to repurpose a traditional Manx farmhouse at Close Leece Farm, Patrick Road, St John's, into an agricultural storage barn and animal pens for goats, including a new concrete yard and fenced access to upper fields, to support a small farming enterprise while preserving the historic structure.
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Environment Policy 15
Requires exceptional reasons for new buildings in countryside. Patrick Commissioners objected on grounds proposal breaches due to location near highway. Manx National Heritage noted proposal avoids new intrusive building contrary to this policy.
Environment Policy 16
Supports reuse of existing buildings for new purposes if preserving historic fabric. Manx National Heritage stated scheme aligns, particularly part b) for preservation of historic interest.
Environment Policy 1
Cited by applicant/agent in support of overall scheme respecting environmental policies.
Environment Policy 2
Cited by applicant/agent.
Environment Policy 3
Cited by applicant/agent.
Environment Policy 14
Cited by applicant/agent and Patrick Commissioners re para 3.
Environment Policy 17
Cited by applicant/agent re historic structures.
Environment Policy 43
Cited by applicant/agent re run-down rural areas.
Strategic Policy 1
Cited by applicant re making best use of resources.
Housing Policy 14
Cited by applicant re 50% rule.
Strongly supports retention and reuse of the rare longhouse-type structure to avoid new visually intrusive agricultural building; aligns with Environment Policy 15 and 16 for preserving historic fabric
Supports conversion to storage barns and animal pens to retain traditional Manx farmstead and family history, preferable to demolition and modern barn
Supports preserving valuable building for agricultural use like goats, notes livestock decline in countryside
Supports retention as rare vernacular architecture; traditional for old farmhouses to evolve into barns
Notes underground cables/overhead lines present; applicant to contact for safety and supply
Manx Electricity Authority requests contact for electricity supply; Manx National Heritage and Natural History Society support retention and reuse of the historic building with survey conditions; Patrick Parish Commissioners object on policy and practicality grounds; public letters support the application.
Key concern: Breach of prior demolition conditions creating a new countryside dwelling contrary to Strategic Plan
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionContact the M.E.A. Planning Department (Tel. 687781), to discuss the electricity supply for this application.
Conditions requested: Contact the M.E.A. Planning Department (Tel. 687781), to discuss the electricity supply for this application.
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
Conditional No Objectionthe combined structure of house and barn is an important example of an increasingly rare form of vernacular architecture; trusts the buildings will be kept under the same ownership
Conditions requested: prior to any work on the site, the developer should fund a proper survey of the buildings to be altered/demolished, including photographs and details of measurements and materials, internally and externally, of the buildings themselves as well as giving sufficient details to relate them to other extant buildings on site, by or on behalf of the Manx Museum and National Trust /Manx National Heritage (MNH) - with whom a copy of the survey should be lodged -and to the approval of the Planning Committee.
Manx National Heritage
SupportManx National Heritage strongly supports this application which would permit the retention and reuse of the whole of this complicated structure; a longhouse-type structure comprising a dwelling and barn-byre lies at the core of this building, which has subsequently been added to on a number of occasions. The original structure is likely to be of considerable age and its configuration is rare within the Island.
Patrick Parish Commissioners
ObjectionOPPOSE the Application on the following grounds; If this condition is now effectively removed, the effect will have been to create a new dwelling in the countryside rather than a replacement dwelling contrary to the Strategic Plan.
