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A planning application has been submitted seeking permission for up to seven homes on land at Pennybridge in Kirk Michael.
The site, just off the TT Course near the EVF garage, currently contains a large agricultural and equestrian barn and an adjacent field to the north east.
The plans include a mix of house types including two-storey semi-detached properties, dormer bungalows and a single bungalow, along with a new access road, drainage and landscaping.
A planning statement says the site is not designated for development in the Kirk Michael Local Plan 1994. However, it argues the area has changed significantly since then.
The statement says: "We believe that the many benefits which the development of this site for dwellings will bring outweigh the apparent conflict with the land use designation such that the application should be permitted."
Between the houses and the road, Pennybridge Investments Ltd plans to maintain a 'long area of open space' to maintain the 'open vista as one exits the village at this point'.
The application adds that the homes and six visitor spaces, would provide 'seven much needed dwellings for a service village which is struggling to deliver any new homes and in a sustainable location which will support the local shops, cafe, church and school'.
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