26 September 2016 · Delegated
Field 110929, West Kimmeragh Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4ba
Permission was granted for the erection of an agricultural building in Field 110929 at West Kimmeragh Farm, Bride, Isle of Man. The farm extends to 130 acres and the proposed building site lies to the south west of the main holding in an area of open countryside. The officer noted that the site benefits from a small hill and a hedge between 2 and 2.5 metres high that would provide some screening of the building. The application was recommended for approval and was permitted by delegated decision on 26 September 2016, subject to three conditions.
The application was approved with three conditions. The officer recommended approval, and the department determined to permit the building, finding it acceptable in its agricultural and countryside setting.
Environment Policy 15
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 agricultural building hereby approved shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition in the event that it is no longer used or required for agricultural purposes.
