18 November 2025 · Committee
Loughen-E-Yeigh Farm, Bayr Ny Hayrey, Lezayre, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2au
Permission was granted for the erection of 60 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels at Loughen E Yeigh Farm, Bayr Ny Hayrey, Lezayre, Ramsey, Isle of Man. The application was considered and approved by the Planning Committee on 18 November 2025. The decision was signed by A Morgan, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control. The approval was granted subject to 8 conditions. The specific planning reasons behind the approval are not detailed in the available evidence.
The Planning Committee approved the application on 18 November 2025. The decision permits the installation of 60 ground-mounted solar panels at the farm. The approval was subject to 8 conditions, though the specific terms of those conditions are not available in the supplied evidence.
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 development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following approved documents and plans:
Condition 3
In the event that the development ceases to operate for a continuous period exceeding 18 months, all solar panels, support structures, and associated infrastructure shall be permanently removed from the site within 21 months of their last use, and the land shall be restored to a condition suitable for agricultural use.
Condition 3
A restoration plan, including detailed implementation steps and timescale, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department within one month of the end of the 18-month period of non-operation. The approved restoration plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
Condition 4
No external lighting shall be installed unless in accordance with a detailed lighting scheme which has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The scheme shall demonstrate compliance with the recommendations of the Bat Conservation Trust and Institute of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 8 (Bats and Artificial Lighting). The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme, and no external lighting shall be installed other than in accordance with the approved details.
Condition 5
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted design, which retains the existing grassed surface and avoids continuous foundations and no additional hardstanding or engineered drainage infrastructure shall be introduced.
Condition 6
Prior to the commencement of development, details of the proposed battery storage system shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The submitted details shall include:
Condition 6
The battery system shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter for the lifetime of the solar PV installation.
