25 September 2008 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Ballafayle E Callow, Lane From Hibernia Maughold Road To Ballafayle E Callow, Ballafayle, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 1ed
The site is located on the southeastern side of the A15 in the Ballafayle area of Maughold, within an area of high landscape or coastal value. The proposal amends one of the farm dwellings approved in 2005 by increasing its footprint and scaling up its appearance, while also including the erection of two farm dwellings…
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The application seeks amendments to one of the dwellings previously approved under 04/01713/B, specifically an increase in the size of the proposed dwelling.
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value (AHLV), requiring that development does not harm landscape character unless essential. The site is in such an area; officer assessed that the scaled-up dwelling does not significantly alter visual impact from the approved scheme, thus not harming character.
Housing Policy 4
Permits new countryside housing only in exceptional cases like essential agricultural workers. Proposal qualifies as amendments to approved farm dwellings for agricultural use.
Housing Policy 12
Governs replacement of existing rural dwellings, assessing abandonment. Relevant to context but not directly tested as this amends prior approval rather than new replacement.
Housing Policy 14
For replacement dwellings, size should not exceed 50% greater than original unless improving environment; must match siting/scale or reduce visual impact. Parish raised concerns; officer found increase acceptable as not excessive and visual impact unchanged from approved plans.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s SC775/PL/10-02 rev. A, SC775/PL/10-03, SC775/P/10-11 and SC775/P/10-12 date stamped the 14th July 2008.
express their interest in the planning application and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority due to underground cables/overhead lines in the area
Maughold Parish Commissioners raised concerns about the proposed increase in dwelling size and its relation to Housing Policy 14 and visual impact on the landscape, recommending close consideration by the Planning Committee.
Key concern: proposed increase in dwelling size resulting in unacceptable visual impact on the surrounding landscape
Maughold Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commission recommends that the Planning Committee closely consider the proposals with particular reference to Housing Policy 14 of the Island Strategic Plan; Members of the Commission are concerned to ensure that the proposed increase in size would not result in a dwelling that has an unacceptable visual impact on the surrounding landscape
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department; The 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; contact our Network Operations Department, Manx Electricity Authority, (Tel. 687687) to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site; All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6
