Certificate of Lawful Use for parcel of land adjacent to dwellinghouse to be changed from agricultural to residential

Cherry Tree Lodge, Bollyn Road, Orrisdale, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 2hr

Received8 Aug 2025

Validated11 Aug 2025

Consultation1 Sept 2025

Decided31 Dec 2025

5 months

Received8 Aug 2025

Validated11 Aug 2025

Consultation1 Sept 2025

Decided31 Dec 2025

5 months

Why was this approved?

Evidence of continuous domestic use since 1992
Statutory declaration and historic photographs
Balance of probabilities test met
No contradictory evidence from authority
Land's domestic garden character established
10-year immunity period under the Act

The site is a section of level, grassed former agricultural land adjoining the original curtilage of Cherry Tree Lodge, a detached dwelling in an isolated rural location near Orrisdale, Kirk Michael.

Documents (15)

Officer Report Location Plan Application Form

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Decision & Reasoning

Approved31 December 2025

The principal test was whether, on the balance of probabilities, the material change of use to residential curtilage has occurred continuously for over 10 years per Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3(c) …

Public Comments (1)

SupportBallaugh Commissioners(parish)

No comments received

Source & Provenance

Official reference: 25/00772/LAW
Source authority: Isle of Man Government Planning & Building Control
Source system: Legacy IDOX planning platform
Official record URL: No stable public per-record URL
First indexed: 14 Sept 2025, 22:32
Last synced: 2 Mar 2026, 13:17
Licence: Isle of Man Open Government Licence

Why was this approved?

Evidence of continuous domestic use since 1992

Statutory declaration and historic photographs

Balance of probabilities test met

No contradictory evidence from authority

Land's domestic garden character established

10-year immunity period under the Act

The site is a section of level, grassed former agricultural land adjoining the original curtilage of Cherry Tree Lodge, a detached dwelling in an isolated rural location near Orrisdale, Kirk Michael.