15 January 2007 · Planning Committee
Land Between Sunnybank And Ellan Veen, Postal Locality, West Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5hd
The proposal involved clearing existing derelict poultry farm buildings on a site zoned as 'wood' in the 1991 Braddan Local Plan and replacing them with three two-storey detached houses using materials like render, timber cladding, imitation slate, and stone cladding.
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The officer assessed the site as unzoned for residential use under the adopted 1991 Braddan Plan (zoned 'wood') and gave minimal weight to the abandoned draft plan's allocation for traditional develop…
Planning Circular 1/88 Residential Housing in the Country
Requires discouraging countryside housing except for agricultural needs (para 6). Officer applied strictly despite village/brownfield location, as no zoning and draft plan abandoned; tipped against approval as premature.
Planning Circular 3/91 'Guide to the Design of Residential Development in the Countryside'
Policies 2,3,4,5 require traditional designs. Proposal's varied materials and suburban grouping failed; Parish Commissioners and officer highlighted non-compliance despite applicant's 'eclectic mix' claim.
Policy B/RES/PR/23 - KELLY'S POULTRY FARM, WEST BALDWIN (Draft Braddan Plan)
Allowed residential on built/hard-surfaced ground if traditional Manx cottages. Minimal weight given as plan abandoned; proposal on built area but design not traditional enough.
Planning Circular 6/91 (Braddan Parish District Local Plan Written Statement)
Site zoned 'wood'; no specific development policies, supporting countryside restraint.
No objection to principle on brownfield site; suggests low-impact sustainable design but notes non-traditional appearance
No objection subject to condition
Smoke detection required
Interest expressed
Multiple statutory consultees and residents responded to application 06/01987/B for three dwellings in West Baldwin; Manx Electricity Authority objected unless overhead lines are diverted, while Braddan Parish Commissioners and others raised conditional concerns or no objections,…
Key concern: Low Voltage Overhead Lines requiring diversion before works can commence
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThe MEA would like to object to the above planning application unless the following condition is met
Conditions requested: Overhead lines may need to be diverted before work can commence. Contact Operations and Maintenance Department (Tel: 687687); All work is to be carried out in accordance with Health & Safety Guidance Note GS6 & HS(G)47
Braddan Parish Commissioners
Conditional No Objectionno material planning reason to object to the principle of the application however... there is a valid reason to object to the detail of the application as submitted
Isle of Man Water Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThe Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority
Conditions requested: 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 connections that comprise more than a single connection to a water main or service... contact the IoMWA Planning and Projects Section, tel. 69 59 58
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionConditions requested: The installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
Department of Local Government and the Environment (Water Pollution)
Conditional No ObjectionSections 3 to 6 of the Water Pollution Act 1993 require a licence to be held for such discharges otherwise an offence is committed
Conditions requested: Requirement for a 'licence to Discharge' under the Water Pollution Act 1993
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside & Environment
No ObjectionVERY STRONGLY OBJECTING to this application which, in land-use terms, represents 3 new dwellings in the countryside
