13 November 2012 · Planning Committee
Ballig Farm, Glen Mona Loop Road, Glen Mona, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 1hg
The proposal involves demolishing a former threshing barn (11.9m x 5.9m footprint) and replacing it with a larger outbuilding (14.4m x 6.6m footprint, 3.1m eaves, 5.7m ridge height) finished in stone with a slate roof and six rooflights, positioned on the same footprint with unchanged floor levels.
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The site is within countryside designated as woodland and high landscape or coastal value, where policy presumes against new development, but allows related uses for existing rural dwellings.
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except for specific countryside exceptions including replacement of rural dwellings and essential agricultural buildings. Officer applied exception via established residential curtilage of approved replacement dwelling, treating ancillary garaging as reasonable related development despite no explicit policy for detached new builds.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology unless overriding national need. Proposal accepted as it would not adversely affect countryside due to minimal landscape impact and position within curtilage.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character in AHLV areas unless no harm or essential location. Development would not harm character as proposed building similar in height/design to existing, slightly more visible roof but sympathetic and less conspicuous than permitted development alternative.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 01, 110827/2 rev. A, 110827/12, 110827/13 and 110827/14 date stamped the 12th September 2012.
no objection but request as much of the horse-gin retained as possible
do not oppose, no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
no signs of bats or evidence of use by bats
DEFA Biodiversity recommended a bat survey and precautionary measures; Highways Division and Maughold Parish Commissioners raised no objections but Parish requested horse-gin retention and MNH consultation; Patricia Newton objected on heritage grounds.
Key concern: possibility of bats being in such a structure
DEFA Biodiversity (Richard Selman)
Conditional No ObjectionI accept the unlikelihood of there being a significant bat roost. If consent is given, I recommend a note stating that there is a possibility of bats being in such a structure.; This is an agricultural building of traditional construction, close to trees and a watercourse, so I recommend a bat survey
Conditions requested: note stating that there is a possibility of bats being in such a structure. Demolition must therefore be undertaken with care and if any bats are found, DEFA should be contacted for advice
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Maughold Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners have no objection to the proposals, but request that as much as the horse-gin is retained as possible.; These were once a feature of every Manx farm, but few examples remain.
Conditions requested: as much as the horse-gin is retained as possible; views of MNH are sought in regard to this matter
