7 April 2025 · Delegated
Vale House, Main Road, Greeba, Isle Of Man, IM4 2dx
Permission was sought to erect four shepherd huts at Vale House, Main Road, Greeba, each with a self-contained bathroom, living area, and bedroom. The site sits within an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance (AHLV). The application was refused by the Head of Development Management on 7 April 2025. The officer's report noted that the field currently goes largely unnoticed from the road, and that adding structures in this sensitive landscape location would cause harm. No special circumstances were advanced and no measures to protect or enhance the landscape were proposed. A second reason for refusal concerned highway safety.
The application was refused on 7 April 2025. The site lies within an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance, and adding four shepherd hut structures was found to harm that protected landscape with no special circumstances or mitigation offered. The existing access onto the A1 road was also found to fall below required standards, with very poor visibility of oncoming traffic from the direction of Peel, making increased activity at the site harmful to road users.
Refusal Reasons
Protect or enhance landscape quality and nature conservation value especially in respect to development in area of important designations (such as HLV)
The proposal is contrary to Strategic Policy 1, 2, 3 and 4(b), General Policy 2(b)(g) and 3 and, Environmental Policy 1, 2 and 22.
Installation of access gates (retrospective) alterations and extensions to dwelling and demolition of redundant outbuildings and amenity block.
Permitted.
Use of land as a campsite for motor homes.
Application for a certificate of existing lawful use of land as a campsite for motor homes.
Certificate of Lawful Use Declined.
Change of use of area for a motor home parking site. Hardstanding Area Adjacent to Cronkdhoo Farm, Main Road, Greeba.
Refused January 2006
Retrospective application for the levelling of part of field 314939 to provide improved campsite facility.
Permitted.
Creation of new drive, Cronk Dhoo Farm, Main Road, Greeba, German.
Permitted.
Erection of an agricultural building and holding pen, Cronk Dhoo Farm, Main Road, Greeba, German.
This application is considered relevant to establish and ensure that the proposal would not impede in any way the agricultural activity.