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| Received | 110113 | 13 00034 |
| DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
| PLANNING and BUILDING CONTROL | ||
| DIVISION | ||
| Town and Country Planning Act 1999 | ||
| Design and Officer Initials | ||
| Decision | ||
| Appeal |
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF A PLANNING APPLICATION FOR A NEW AGRICULTURAL BUILDING, FIELD 433122, SCARLETT FARM, MALEW, ISLE OF MAN
JANUARY 2013
RECEIVED ON 11 JAN 2013 DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
1.0 The Application Site 2.0 The Proposed Development 3.0 Planning History 4.0 Planning Policy
Appendix A Supporting Letter from the Applicant
Appendix B Photographs
1.1 The application site, which is part of Scarlett Farm, comprises Field 433122, located to the west of Castletown in the Parish of Malew (see drawing 1206-001 Location Plan) The field is approximately 2.6 ha in area.
1.2 There is a complex of farm buildings to the north east of the site, comprising a farm house, stone barns, a silage pit and a number of sheds. The two sheds immediately adjacent to the site, designated ‘Shed 1’ and ‘Shed 2’ on drawing 1206-002 Site Plan, are 640m² and 160m² in size respectively. Shed 1 is currently used as a cow shed.
1.3 The farm house and barns are of traditional stone construction, with roofs of natural slate. The sheds are steel framed structures with roofs of fibre cement sheet. Shed 1 is clad in Yorkshire boarding, and Shed 2 in fibre cement sheet.
1.4 Vehicular access to the site is via a farm track off Scarlett Road to the east.
2.1 The Applicant, Mr Henry Watterson, is the owner of Scarlett Farm, where he raises sheep and beef cows. He requires a new shed to accommodate his suckler cows, which are currently out wintered (see supporting statement in Appendix A).
2.2 It is proposed to erect a new cow shed approximately 6m to the south west of the silage pit. The new building will be approximately 12.2m wide x 32.3m long and 4.6m high at the eaves. The shed is to be of similar construction to Shed 1, comprising a steel structural frame clad in natural Yorkshire boarding and with a roof covering of galvanized metal or natural fibre cement sheeting.
3.1 A search of the Isle of Man Government website, and enquiries made to the DOI Planning Division, have revealed no previous planning applications in respect of the application site.
4.1 The planning policies in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, relevant to this application, are General Policy 3 (f) and Environment Policy 15.
4.2 General Policy 3 (f) is states the following:
Development will not be permitted outside of those areas which are zoned for development on the appropriate Area Plan with the exception of:
(f) building and engineering operations which are essential for the conduct of agriculture or forestry;
4.3 Although the application site is not zoned for development, the proposed buildings are essential for the conduct of agriculture, as explained in the Applicant’s supporting letter (see Appendix A). It is therefore considered that the proposed development is in accordance with the policy.
4.4 Environment Policy 15 states the following:
Where the Department is satisfied that there is agricultural or horticultural need for a new building (including a dwelling), sufficient to outweigh the general policy against development in the countryside, and that the impact of this development including buildings, accesses, servicing etc. is acceptable, such development must be sited as close as is practically possible to existing building groups and be appropriate in terms of scale, materials, colour, siting and form to ensure that all new developments are sympathetic to the landscape and built environment of which they will form a part.
Only in exceptional circumstances will buildings be permitted in exposed or isolated areas or close to public highways and in all such cases will be subject to appropriate landscaping. The nature and materials of construction must also be appropriate to the purposes for which it is intended.
Where new agricultural buildings are proposed next to or close to existing residential properties, care must be taken to ensure that there is no unacceptable adverse impact through any activity, although it must be borne in mind that many farming activities require buildings which are best sited, in landscape terms, close to existing building groups in the rural landscape.
4.5 The proposed building is not located in an exposed or isolated area, or close to a public highway, being sited immediately adjacent to the existing farm building complex, and well away from the nearest road, Scarlett Road. The buildings immediately adjacent are existing agricultural sheds of similar size and construction to that proposed.
4.6 The new building is of comparable scale to the Shed 1, measuring approximately $395\mathrm{m}^2$ in area and $4.6\mathrm{m}$ height at the eaves (Shed 1 is approximately $3\mathrm{m}$ high at the eaves). It is also to be of similar construction to Shed 1, which is of framed construction with Yorkshire board cladding and fibre cement sheet roofing.
4.7 The proposed building is not situated near any existing residential property, other than the existing farm house, and will be accessed via the existing farm track, which is currently in use to access the existing farm buildings and fields.
4.8 The site is largely hidden behind a hill when viewed from Scarlett Road and the access track (see Appendix B, Photos 1 & 2). The site is partly visible at a considerable distance from various points along the surrounding footpaths, although at these distances the individual buildings are largely indistinguishable and the new building will visually form part of the existing farm building cluster. The new shed will be hidden from view when viewed from the track near Knock Rushen, which is the nearest footpath to the site (see Appendix B, Photos 5 & 6). It is therefore considered that the proposal will not have a detrimental impact in terms of views from the highway or key public view points.
4.9 It is therefore considered that the proposed development is appropriate in terms of scale, materials, colour, siting and form, and will be sympathetic to the landscape and built environment of which it will form a part, and therefore complies with the provisions of Environment Policy 15.
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