21 February 2006 · Planning Committee (on review, written evidence)
Orrisdale Farm, Orrisdale Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3ae
The proposal sought approval in principle for two new dwellings for agricultural workers (son and daughter of the farm owners) on a small part of a field adjacent to the existing farmhouse at Orrisdale Farm, opposite farm buildings, in an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value.
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The Planning Committee initially refused due to 'insufficient evidence to demonstrate that there is, at this time need for an additional two agricultural dwellings on the farms' and 'the siting of the…
Planning Circular 1/88 Residential Housing in the Country
Requires agricultural dwellings, where justified, be located on the farm or nearest group of buildings. Officer assessed proposal satisfies as sited alongside farmhouse and opposite farm buildings, no closer possible without blocking agricultural access.
Planning Circular 3/88 - New Agricultural Dwellings
Similar locational requirements to 1/88. Proposal complies by being within existing farm group.
Guide to the Design of New Residential Development in the Countryside, policies 2-7
Requires traditional style designs, dwellings different in appearance. Condition mandates compliance for reserved matters.
Time limit for reserved matters
This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
Agricultural occupancy restriction
The occupation of the proposed dwelling(s) must be limited to persons whose employment or latest employment is or was employed in agriculture in the Island and including also the dependants of such persons as aforesaid.
Location per drawings
This permission relates to the principle of the erection of two agricultural dwellings in the location shown in drawings 843-01 and -02 both received on 31st October 2005.
Design and siting requirements
Each dwelling must be different in appearance to the other and sited and accessed from the Orrisdale road as shown in the approved drawings. Both dwellings must be designed in accordance with policies 2-7 inclusive of Planning Circular 3/91 - Guide to the Design of New Residential Development in the Countryside.
Access and parking
The application for reserved matters must demonstrate that both of the new dwellings have a safe means of access onto the Orrisdale Road and afford parking and turning space for at least two vehicles. The access should provide visibility splays of 2.4m by 120m.
no objection but suggest better site alongside Santon Heights
no adverse traffic impacts subject to conditions on visibility splays, turning, parking
no objection subject to note on water supply connection
supports need for additional housing based on farm scale, labour units, and 24-hour supervision
no objection, supports family remaining in area
Mixed responses to application 05/02100/A for two agricultural worker dwellings at Orrisdale Farm: objections from SPMC&E on countryside policy, support from DAFF on agricultural need and Andrew Jessopp, no objection from Malew Parish and DOT Highways (with conditions), and conditional interest from IoMWA.
Key concern: erection of new dwellings contrary to countryside policy in AHLV
Andrew Jessopp
SupportI supported that application, as I do this one, on the principle that the area has an established group of dwellings and that further 'small' scale development would not be detrimental to the area; approval should be granted - to enable people with ties to the area to remain within the area. It certainly doesn't seem in conflict with circular 1/88
IoMWA
Conditional No Objectionthe applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws; For single connections to a water main (i.e. a single dwelling) the applicant should contact IoMWA Customer Services, tel. 69 59 49
SPMC&E
Objectionthis present proposal... cannot represent anything other than the erection of a new dwelling in the countryside, hereabouts AHLV and which no one else would be allowed; we are TOTALLY OPPOSED to the present proposal as being entirely contrary to Policy; Departures from Policy should only be accepted in desperate cases. This requirement cannot be desperate and should be refused; why cannot all or some of these presumably redundant, yet well built structures, be converted into dwellings for his farm workers?
Department of Agriculture
SupportGiven the scale of this business and the need for sustained 24 hour cover to ensure the health and welfare of animals giving birth, I would recommend that the unit does require the additional residential housing; The livestock and land would require 7.49 standard labour units; the large suckler cow herd and breeding ewe flock will both require 24 hour per day supervision
DOT Highways
Conditional No ObjectionNo adverse traffic impacts subject to the imposition of the following condition(s)
Conditions requested: Visibility splay of 2.4 metres by 120 metres are required to serve the needs of the development; The access drive arrangements shall comprise a turning feature to permit a motor car to turn round within the site, so that the vehicle can emerge from the site in forward gear; The width of the access drive shall permit two motor cars to park alongside each other; Parking arrangements on site shall comply with the provisions of Manx Roads 1
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners wish to notify you that they have no objection to this Planning Application, but they suggest consideration be given to the field adjacent to Santon Heights
