18 July 2013 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M Kallyher)
Ballachrink Farm, Old Castletown Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1hd
The proposal involves extending an existing agricultural barn at Ballachrink Farm on Old Castletown Road, Santon, by adding a 18.288m x 9.144m extension finished in metal sheeting to match the existing building, with a single skin sheeted roof including rooflights, for rearing heifers for the milking herd.
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The officer assessed whether the extension was agriculturally justified, whether the siting and design were acceptable, and whether it would harm the locality.
General Policy 3
GP3 permits development outside zoned areas if essential for agriculture. The officer applied exception f) for building operations essential for agriculture, as justified by DEFA, on previously developed farm land within a building group.
Environment Policy 15
ENV15 allows new agricultural buildings if need outweighs countryside policy, sited close to existing groups, appropriate scale/design/materials, sympathetic to landscape. Officer confirmed justification, close siting to farm group, matching materials, not exposed/isolated, no unacceptable residential impacts.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the following plans 01, 02, 03 P5142-01 received on 18th June 2013.
do not oppose as it has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
extension of the building is agriculturally justified and offers many attractions to the business
