16 January 2007 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Mullinaragher House, Rheast Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 2hr
The application sought a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development under section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 to certify that Mullinaragher House and its associated curtilage (about 2 hectares) had been used as a private residential property and garden, not by an agricultural worker or for horticultural …
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The officer confirmed the property had been used as a private residence since at least 1995 (possibly 1993), exceeding the 10/12-year time limits in Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning Act 199…
no objection
no objection
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and Environment (SPMC&E) regrets the situation but does not object to the certificate of lawfulness for removal of the agricultural workers occupancy condition, while Andrew Jessopp supports the application on planning policy grounds.
Key concern: conflicting with the LPA's Policy on Agricultural Dwellings
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside and Environment
No ObjectionThe Society regrets the situation but can hardly object.; As to this Certificate of Lawful Use application we can only accept that the LPA is faced with a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ decision and on the evidence submitted... it looks like a ‘Yes’.
Andrew Jessopp
SupportIt would appear that the 'agricultural' use of this property 'lapsed' some considerable time ago during which time has not caused any objection to my knowledge.; The property is unlikely to be in the price range of the 'average' agricultural worker so the condition to restrict the occupancy would now appear unreasonable.
