Approval in principle for the erection of a farm workers dwelling and agricultural sheds

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Approval in principle sought for a farm workers dwelling and agricultural sheds at Ballakilmurray Farm
• ✓Applicant noted the loss of the former farmhouse and some farmland, but this alone was not sufficient
• ✓No evidence provided that a new agricultural dwelling was essential at this time
• ✓Proposal conflicted with planning policy on new agricultural dwellings and countryside housing

This application sought approval in principle for a farm workers dwelling and agricultural sheds at Field 312084, Ballakilmurray Farm, Poortown, Peel. The site is in the parish of German on the Isle of Man. The Planning Committee refused the application in November 2006. Although the loss of the former farmhouse and some of the farmland was acknowledged, the application did not show that a new agricultural dwelling was essential on the land at that point in time. Without that essential need being demonstrated, the proposal was found to conflict with planning policy covering new agricultural dwellings and residential development in the countryside.

The Planning Committee refused the application because the submitted information did not demonstrate that a new agricultural dwelling was essential on this land at this time. Without that justification, the proposal conflicted with planning policy on new agricultural dwellings and houses in the countryside.

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