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26th May 2020
Planning and Building Control Directorate Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SF
Dear Sirs
2000553
Re: Proposed agricultural worker's dwelling, Field numbers 425318 & 424873, Friary Farm IM9 4EZ Please find enclosed a Planning Application for the above, comprising four copies of the following:-
Further, please find enclosed a cheque in the sum of £310.00 as payment of the appropriate Planning Application Fee.
The principle of building a new agricultural worker's dwelling on part of Field 425318 was established under Planning Application 19/01077/A; the residential curtilage approved thereunder is identical to that proposed under this Planning Application. However, as the means of access from the highway and across Field 424873 is different, this Application is a full Planning Application, rather than a Reserved Matters Application. That said, the previous Approval in Principle Application dealt with two matters – the erection of an agricultural worker's dwelling, and the means of access thereto; of those two matters, it is only the latter that is being varied, so it is considered that the principle of erecting the dwelling has been firmly established.
The Approval Notice for PA 19/01077/A contained two Conditions relating to the proposed access, requiring the submission of further details in relation to the same. During the process of addressing those requirements, it was considered that there may be a better, alternative, access that would successfully address the points raised within the aforementioned Conditions; further to liaising with the Planning and Highways Officers, whose advice and assistance are gratefully acknowledged and appreciated, the access has been revised to that proposed within the current Application documents.
The intention of the proposed siting of the house within the residential curtilage is to ensure that it is sufficiently close to the existing group of buildings to be read as part of the same, whilst providing reasonable levels of amenity for the occupants. The proposed trees are of a size and type, and positioned, to mitigate the visual impact of the building when viewed from the principal public viewpoint, the A7, and the proposed hedges comprise native species planting to visually tie the residential curtilage boundaries in with the hedgerows to the existing lane.
The scale and form of the house is traditional, particularly when viewed from the public viewpoints; the windows to the front elevation are set in a traditional arrangement, although the window design is more contemporary to tie in with those proposed on the rear elevation, away from public
viewpoints, which are designed to take advantage of the southerly aspect and the views. The large chimneys and use of slate, render, stone, and timber finishes relate not only to rural Manx architecture, but also more directly to the adjacent farm buildings.
The house has also been designed to reduce running costs and fuel usage, and in a manner that does not preclude the future use of renewable energy sources.
In the first instance, it will be constructed with high levels of insulation and air-tightness to the perimeter of the dwelling, to ensure a consistent thermal environment; the interior walls and floors will have a large thermal mass, to act as 'heat sumps' and assist with maintaining this consistent thermal environment.
The substantial areas of glazing to the rear, southerly, elevation will harness maximum passive solar gain and daylight, reducing the need for active/artificial heating and lighting; conversely, the reduced areas of glazing to the front, northerly, elevation reduces the loss of heat from the dwelling. The internal layouts ensure that the benefit of this solar gain and daylight is maximised in the principal habitable rooms, which all face the southerly aspect, further reducing the need for active/artificial heating and lighting on a day-to-day basis.
It is therefore considered that the proposed dwelling will be a complementary addition to the existing group of farm buildings and we would be grateful if the Planning Application could consequently be approved. We hope that the above and enclosed is all in order to have the Application validated, but please do not hesitate to contact this office if there are any queries arising at any stage.
Yours faithfully
John Wilson BSc, DipArch, RIBA For and on behalf of Wilson Consulting Limited
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