12 June 2012 · Committee
Cronk Breck, Bernahara Road, Andreas, Isle Of Man, IM7 3hh
This application sought permission to create a temporary access track and erect a temporary agricultural building at Cronk Breck, Bernahara Road, Andreas, Isle of Man. The building was intended to house garden maintenance machinery, vehicles, and a helicopter within the residential curtilage of the property. The Planning Committee refused the application on 12 June 2012, overturning the case officer's recommendation to approve. The committee concluded that the scale and massing of the proposed building were not justified within a residential curtilage in an area not designated for development, and that the site was already more extensively developed than what it had previously contained. Although the applicant described the building and track as temporary, the committee considered them to be permanent in character. The proposed five-year period of use was not accepted as a short-term arrangement, and the development was judged to represent over-development of the site.
The Planning Committee refused the application despite the case officer recommending approval. The committee found the proposed building's size and massing were not sufficiently justified within a residential curtilage in an area not designated for development, where existing built development already exceeded what it replaced. Although described as temporary, the building and access track were considered permanent in nature, and a five-year period was not regarded as short-term.
Refusal Reasons
