31 December 2009 · Delegated
Ballawyllan Beg Farm, East Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5er
The application sought permission to add a sun room extension to the side elevation of a dwelling on the western side of the B21 in the upper East Baldwin Valley. The site sits within an area designated as open space (agriculture) under the Braddan Parish District Local Plan, meaning countryside extension policy applied. The key policy test was Housing Policy 15 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, which requires extensions to traditionally styled countryside properties to respect the proportion, form, and appearance of the existing building, and sets a general limit of 50% additional floor space. The officer concluded that the proposed single-storey extension was modest in scale, well within the 50% floor space threshold, and suitably respectful of the dwelling's proportion, form, and appearance.
The extension was approved because it is a modest single-storey addition that respects the proportion, form, and appearance of the existing dwelling and remains well within the 50% floor space increase limit set by Housing Policy 15. The proposal was found to accord with all relevant planning policy.
The extension or alteration of existing traditionally styled properties in the countryside will normally only be approved where these respect the proportion, form and appearance of the existing property. Only exceptionally will permission be granted for extensions which measure more than 50% of the existing building in terms of floor space (measured externally).
proposal accords with the relevant planning policy
Housing Policy 15: The extension or alteration of existing traditionally styled properties in the countryside will normally only be approved where these respect the proportion, form and appearance of the existing property. Only exceptionally will permission be granted for extensions which measure more than 50% of the existing building in terms of floor space (measured externally).
erection of a replacement dwelling and garage
material to the assessment of this current planning application
erection of a replacement dwelling and garage (comprising an amendment to 08/01713/B)
material to the assessment of this current planning application
