12 January 2021 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Baldromma House, Jalloo, Maughold, Isle Of Man, IM7 1at
The proposal involved erecting a simple front porch canopy with stone columns on a traditional two-storey Manx farmhouse in Maughold village, plus alterations to two rear windows and a door. The site is within a Conservation Area and Area of High Landscape Value.
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The main issue was the impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the individual property. The rear window/door alterations raise no objection as they are appropriate and not …
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character/appearance and protect special features. Officer assessed the revised porch and rear alterations as preserving the Area's character, with the simple design and stone columns now appropriate for the Manx farmhouse, overcoming initial parish objection.
Housing Policy 15
Permits extensions/alterations to traditionally styled countryside properties only where they respect proportion, form, and appearance; limits to 50% floor space increase except exceptionally. The minor porch and window changes were found to respect the existing traditional property's features without exceeding scale limits.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside/ecology outside settlements or non-designated areas unless overriding need. Site in Area of High Landscape Value but proposal's minimal impact on traditional property in Conservation Area was deemed not adverse.
Time limit
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.
no highway implications
Garff Commissioners raised concerns about the porch design not matching traditional Manx vernacular in the Maughold Conservation Area; Highways Division has no highways interest.
Key concern: proposed style of the porch was not in keeping with the vernacular of traditional Manx buildings
Garff Commissioners
No CommentConcern was expressed that the proposed style of the porch was not in keeping with the vernacular of traditional Manx buildings.; It was agreed to raise this aspect in the submission to be made to the Planning Authority for the consideration of the Case Officer and the Planning Committee.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 27.11.2020
