Lawful Use Supporting Statement
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL USE FOR DOMESTIC / HOBBY STORAGE OF VEHICLES & IMPLEMENTS
IMPLEMENT SHED BALLACASHIN FARM, ABBEYLANDS, ONCHAN
The current building was constructed in 1987. It was proposed as an implement shed on the then existing farm (PA 87/196). Ownership of the shed has not changed and it is still part of Ballacashin Farm and still owned by Mr Gwillam Owen.
Since Mr Gwillam Owen retired the farm as such no longer exists. Mr Gwillam Owen, his wife and his son Roger still reside at Ballacashin Farm. For the past 20 years the shed has been used on a "hobby" basis by both Mr G Owen and Mr R Owen to accommodate an extensive collection of domestic vehicles and implements. Mr R Owen is partially disabled. There is no commercial use of the shed. With the substantial changes to farming in the past 20 years most of the adjacent farmland of both the former Lanjaghan Farm and Ballacashin farmlands is run by a farmer based in the Crosby area and there is no need for the shed for agricultural purposes.
The shed is set back from the public highway. An extensive continuous hedge of Leylandii now about 5m high obscures the shed from the approach from the south along Abbeylands Road which terminates as a public highway at the Lanjaghyn crossroads. The shed is still in good condition. The proposed has not resulted in any changes to the appearance of the approved building.
Correspondence on file PA 87/196 indicates that the shed was not being utilised for agricultural purposes in 1989. While the repair of petrol pumps, referred to on that file, ceased the storage of vehicles not related to agriculture and on a non-commercial basis has continued to exist. As this file is on microfiche it is not possible to provide copies of the correspondence with this application.
The regularisation of this domestic / hobby use is now sought simultaneously with a separate application for the extension of the shed for the same purpose.
RECEIVED ON
01 APR 2010
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