29 January 2026 · Delegated - Principal Planner (A Morgan, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control)
Oatlands Farm, Oatlands Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1ed
This application sought approval of specific details for installing two swallow nesting platforms (terracootta/woodcrete cups with timber backing) in a relocated agricultural barn at Oatlands Farm, Oatlands Road, Santon, to mitigate loss of existing swallow nest sites as required by condition 4 of planning approval PA …
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The submitted documents, including swallow nesting platform details and drawing no. 20/3026/03 B received on 5 December 2025, were reviewed and deemed sufficient to satisfy condition 4 of PA 21/00036/…
Content with the proposed type, number and location of the swallow nesting cups. Consider condition 4 satisfied.
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer confirms satisfaction with the swallow nesting platforms submitted for condition 4, considering it satisfied, but provides advice on protecting active bat roost and swallow nesting access.
Key concern: blocking access to active bat roost without written advice is an offence
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionThe Ecosystem Policy Team can confirm that we are content with the proposed type, number and location of the swallow nesting cups. We consider condition 4 satisfied.; It would be an offence to block access to an active bat roost at any time of year without first obtaining written advice from the Ecosystem Policy Team; Should it be the intention of the applicant to proceed with the works between April – September in 2026, we recommend that the applicant gets in contact with the Ecosystem Policy Team as soon as possible
Conditions requested: applicant must ensure window is kept open until written advice from Ecosystem Policy Team is provided and window closed at specified time; obtain written advice from Ecosystem Policy Team as soon as possible if proceeding with works April-September 2026
