Decision Notice

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Mr Brian Lee Cain, Ref 24/00769/B, for the Erection of agricultural shed at Trollaby Farm Trollaby Lane Union Mills Isle Of Man IM4 4AW .

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

• 1. 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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. The building hereby approved shall be for agricultural use only.

Reason: The application has been assessed on agricultural use only in the interest of justified need and in the interest of protecting the countryside from unwarranted development.

• 3. In the event that the agricultural buildings hereby approved is no longer used for agricultural purposes for a period exceeding 12 months, the building shall be removed (including any foundations or hardstanding) and the ground restored to its former condition within 6 months of the date the use ceased.

Reason: The building has been exceptionally approved solely to meet agricultural need and any subsequent retention including of any foundations would result in an unwarranted intrusion in the countryside.

• 4. Prior to the first use of the building hereby approved, the external elevations and roof shall be finished in full accordance with drawing number P7216-01 Proposed New Agricultural Building (date stamped and received 28 Jun 2024) and retained as such thereafter.

Reason: To ensure the palette of materials matches that as approved and as assessed in the interest of character and appearance of the site and surroundings, and on the basis of the buildings outlined agricultural need for cattle housing.

This approval relates to:

• o Site photos
• o P7216-01 Proposed agri building
• o Covering letter
• o Proposed floor plan
• o Agricultural questionnaire
• o Location plan
• o Existing site plan

• - All date stamped and received 28 June 2024 (published online 09 Jul 2024)

o Planning statement o DWG 103 existing site plan and sections o DWG 104 proposed site plan and sections o Soakaway design o Curtains drainage concept

• - All date published online 03 Oct 2025

• o Email from agent date received 11 Nov 2025
• o Email from the applicant date received 22 Feb 2025
• o Email and map from applicant date received 04 Mar 2025

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal is acceptable in principle, with agricultural need meeting with General Policy 3(f) and aligning with the Food Matters Strategy, contributing to the overall growth of the established farming business. While the siting of the works will extend the built form into an

• open field and will create some adverse visual impact from public view contrary to Environment Policy 1 and Environment Policy 15, this harm is outweighed by the agricultural need justified in this case. The overall design is typical of an agricultural building and in keeping with the overall character and appearance of the existing farm group, and due to the distance there are no expected impacts on neighbouring amenity, trees, or public footpaths so as to conflict with General Policy 2(g) or Recreation Policy 5 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 and is considered acceptable. Conditions will be added to limit the use to agriculture only, require external materials to accord with the approved plans, and require the buildings removal including any hardstanding in the event its no longer needed or used for agricultural purposes.

Date of Issue: 24th December 2025

A MORGAN Interim Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note This decision was made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them. This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation. A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via https://pbc.gov.im/online-applications/)

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

•  Any appeal has been concluded; or
•  21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

•  the grounds for making the appeal;
•  payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £355); and
•  if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £130). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must:
•  specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and
•  Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined.

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated. An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application (should one have been received) may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.