Erection of an agricultural building

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Agricultural need established — existing barns were in active use with cattle and hay storage, demonstrating demand for additional space
• ✓Size, mass, materials, and siting of the proposed building were considered acceptable
• ✓Visual impact assessed and found to be acceptable
• ✓Highway safety considered as part of the assessment
• ✓Flat land with evidence of water accumulation noted during site visit
• ✓materials
• ✓highways
• ✓whether or not the building is essential for the conduct of agriculture
• ✓whether or not the particulars of the proposed building (size, mass, material and siting) are acceptable
• ✓visual impact
• ✓highway safety

Permission was granted for the erection of an agricultural building at Trollaby Farm, Trollaby Lane, Union Mills, Isle of Man. The key planning questions were whether the building was genuinely needed for agriculture and whether its design and siting were appropriate. A site visit found the existing farm buildings in active use, with cattle in several barns and plant and hay stored outside, supporting the case for additional agricultural accommodation. The land was noted to be flat and prone to water accumulation. The proposal was approved by delegated decision, with two conditions attached. The officer recommended approval, finding the building acceptable in both principle and detail, and the determining authority agreed.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 29 March 2016. The proposal was considered acceptable in principle because the building was found to be essential for agricultural use, and its size, siting, materials, and visual impact were all judged to be acceptable.

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   The building must be used only for agricultural purposes.

Planning History (3)

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