20 February 2020 · Delegated
West Kimmeragh, West Kimmeragh Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4ba
Permission was granted for the erection of an agricultural building at West Kimmeragh, Bride, Isle of Man. The application was decided on a delegated basis by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture in February 2020. The officer's site visit found that the farm yard already contained an agricultural building approved in 2011, and that a cleared area to the north east was being used for parking machinery and vehicles. The visit confirmed that additional storage was required at the site. A mature hedgerow along the roadside was noted and would be retained as part of the proposal. Permission was granted subject to three conditions.
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on a delegated basis. The site visit indicated that additional storage was required, and the proposal was considered acceptable in the context of the existing farm yard, which already contained a previously approved agricultural building.
agricultural or horticultural need for a new building
the proposal is sited as close as is practically possible to existing building groups and is appropriate in terms of scale, materials and colour, siting and form
Environment Policy 15: Where the Department is satisfied that there is agricultural or horticultural need for a new building (including a dwelling), sufficient to outweigh the general policy against development in the countryside, and that the impact of this developme nt including buildings, accesses, servicing etc. is acceptable, such development must be sited as close as is practically possible to existing building groups and be appropriate in terms of scale, materials, colour, siting and form to ensure that all new d evelopments are sympathetic to the landscape and built environment of which they will form a part. Only in exceptional circumstances will buildings be permitted in exposed or isolated areas or close to public highways and in all such cases will be subject to appropriate landscaping. The nature and materials of construction must also be appropriate to t he purposes for which it is intended. Where new agricultural buildings are proposed next to or close to existing residential properties, care must be taken to ensure that there is no unacceptable adverse impact through any activity, although it must be b orne in mind that many farming activities require buildings which are best sited, in landscape terms, close to existing building groups in the rural landscape.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
The building must be used only for agricultural purposes.
Condition 3
The existing road side boundary landscaping (northern) as shown in Photographs 1, 2, & 3 received on 28th November 2019 are required to be retained. Any trees or plants along this boundary which die or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
