25 May 2017 · Committee
Ballablack Farm, Main Road, Colby, Isle Of Man, IM9 4ll
This application sought permission to convert an agricultural store at Ballablack Farm, Colby, into a day care facility for dogs. The proposal also included improvements to the existing access road and its junction with the main road. The application was considered by committee and permitted on 25 May 2017, in line with the officer's recommendation to approve. The available evidence is partial, so the full planning reasoning behind the decision is not set out here.
The application was permitted by committee on 25 May 2017. The officer recommended approval, and the committee's decision aligned with that recommendation. Detailed reasons are not available from the supplied evidence.
Strategic Plan
sets out the exceptions to the general presumption against development in the countryside
General Policy 3: Development will not be permitted outside of those areas which are zoned for development on the appropriate Area Plan with the exception of: (a) essential housing for agricultural workers who have to live close to their place of work; (Housing Policies 7, 8, 9 and 10); (b) conversion of redundant rural buildings which are of architectural, historic, or social value and interest; (Housing Policy 11); (c) previously developed land (1) which contains a significant amount of building; where the continued use is redundant; where redevelopment would reduce the impact of the current situation on the landscape or the wider environment; and where the development proposed would result in improvements to the landscape or wider environment; (d) the replacement of existing rural dwellings; (Housing Policies 12, 13 and 14); (e) location-dependent development in connection with the working of minerals or the provision of necessary services; (f) building and engineering operations which are essential for the conduct of agriculture or forestry; (g) development recognised to be of overriding national need in land use planning terms and for which there is no reasonable and acceptable alternative; and (h) buildings or works required for interpretation of the countryside, its wildlife or heritage. 6.4 Planning Agreements 6.4.1 Where development is acceptable and in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and the relevant Area Plan, but raises issues which cannot be addressed by the imposition of planning conditions, the Department will seek to conclude an Agreement with the developer under Section 13 of the 1999 Town and Country Planning Act.
