Temporary placement of a static home for duration of barn conversion works

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Temporary placement of a static home only for the duration of barn conversion works
• ✓Site is visible from the Manx Steam Railway line, raising character and appearance concerns
• ✓Land designation created a presumption against development on this site
• ✓Proposed static home to be sited on the flat grassed area to the south of the land
• ✓Previous planning history on the site
• ✓character
• ✓adverse impact on the character or appearance of the area, particularly given its close proximity to the Manx Steam Railway Line
• ✓presumption against development on this site due to the land designation

This application sought temporary permission to place a static home on land to the east of Ellenbrook Farm, off Old Castletown Road, Douglas, for the duration of ongoing barn conversion works. The site has two distinct areas: a flat grassed section to the south, where the static home was proposed, and a curved, sloping section to the north including the access lane to the stone barn. Two key planning concerns were identified: the potential for adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area given the site's close proximity to and visibility from the Manx Steam Railway line, and a general presumption against development due to the land's designation. Despite these concerns, the application was approved by committee on 16 June 2020, subject to three conditions. The officer had also recommended approval.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 16 June 2020. Despite concerns about the site's visibility from the Manx Steam Railway line and a general presumption against development on this designated land, the temporary and limited nature of the proposal was considered acceptable.

Conditions (3)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The occupation of the temporary accommodation hereby approved is limited to those associated with the implementation of the conversion works approved under 16/01150/B and the accommodation may remain occupied only until 1st January 2023 or on completion of the conversion works, whichever is the sooner.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   No development shall commence until details of the proposed static caravan (size and appearance) to be in situ has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   If the use of the static home hereby approved ceases for period exceeding 6 months, the building and any supporting base shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition within 3 months of the date of the cessation, unless a time is otherwise approved in writing by the Department.

Planning History (1)

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