25 June 2008 · Delegated
Ballakissack, School Lane, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1eg
Permission was granted for an extension to an existing agricultural building at Ballakissack Farm, School Lane, Santon, Isle of Man. The farm is located on the north-western side of the A5 Castletown Road, accessed via a lane past the former Santon Primary School, and includes a farmhouse alongside a number of barns and agricultural buildings grouped closely together. The application was decided on 25 June 2008 by the Senior Planning Officer under delegated authority. The officer recommended approval, and the formal decision matched that recommendation. Four conditions were attached to the permission.
The application was approved by the Senior Planning Officer under delegated authority. The proposal involved extending an existing agricultural building at Ballakissack Farm, and permission was granted on 25 June 2008.
Environment Policy 15
requires new buildings to be amongst others where possible and be of appropriate scale and appearance
Environment Policy 15: 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 developme nt 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 d evelopments 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 t he 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 b orne in mind that many farming activities require buildings which are best sited, in landscape terms, close to existing building groups in the rural landscape.
Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982
The site lies within an area of Woodland and an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance
Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This permission relates to the erection of an extension to the existing barn, as shown and described in plan reference 3888-01 and the site and location plans received on 30th April, 2008.
Condition 3
The external finishes of the extension must match those of the existing building in all respects.
Condition 4
The building must only be used for agricultural purposes.
