Latest Planning in Garff – 29.09.16

16/01106/B Erection of detached building to provide games/gym room, Amendment to PA 16/00187/B. Ainchea Corony Bridge Corony Ramsey Isle Of Man IM7 1EY
16/01070/B Creation of new agricultural shed The Willows Hibernia Maughold Road Maughold Isle Of Man IM7 1EN
16/01076/B Erection of two detached dwellings Site Adjacent To Drumain Farm Ballaragh Road Lonan Isle Of Man
16/01081/B Replacement of garage door with a window, creation of ground floor doorway and erection of a first floor extension to dwelling 1 Church Close Lonan Laxey Isle Of Man IM4 7JY

Tynwald Election: Garff’s New Voices

daphne-cainemartyn-perkinsThe residents of the new two-seat Tynwald Constituency of Garff have elected Martyn Perkins and Daphne Caine to the Keys for the coming five year term.
The new Members will be covering an area from Ballure in Maughold through Lonan and Laxey to Howstrake and rural Onchan.
Garff Commissioners look forward to developing a close working relationship with Martyn and Daphne and wish them the very best as they take on their parliamentary duties in the House and Court

The Island Goes to the Polls – Thursday 22nd September.

indexIt’s your chance to shape the new two-seat constituency of Garff tomorrow as the elections to our National Parliament take place. Your polling card indicates the Polling Station you need to attend; please try to take it with you to assist the station staff.
The weather forecast is dry and maybe sunny – a good omen for the next five years?
 
Please note that due to the closure of the A18 Mountain Road the A2 Coast Road will be more busy than usual – please take extra care as you attend your polling station.

Clay Head Close, Lonan

clay-head-close-2The Commissioners have undertaken preliminary work to clear a build of weeds and soil on the highway & pavement areas of Clay Head Close in Lonan. This work has enabled road sweeping works to be scheduled for the Close in the coming weeks.

Modern Toilet Facilities in Maughold Village

The public conveniences in Maughold Village have passed from the ownership of the Commissioners and are now closed.
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The build on new facilities is underway in the Commissioners’ car park at the west end of the village beside the A15 to Ramsey.
Temporary facilities will be in place at the latter location from Monday 12th September 2016.

A Brief History of Garff!

The boundaries of Garff Sheading have ebbed and flowed for centuries: the original Sheading comprised Maughold (inc. South Ramsey), Lonan (inc. Laxey), and Onchan.
In 1796 an Act of Tynwald transferred Onchan to Middle Sheading and in 2013 a further Act of Tynwald returned part of the Howstrake area to the GarGarff Sheadingff Tynwald constituency (Click on the image on the ‘Manx Parishes’ link for more information).

The Local Authority boundaries have remained intact apart from the recent internal amalgamation of Laxey, Lonan and Maughold; the Garff Commissioners’ local authority boundary now forms the largest local authority in terms of geographical area as well as having one of the largest populations.

Interestingly, the division of the Island into two sectors post Godred Crovan’s time designated Maughold as in the south (see section highlighted in yellow in the image) as it fell below the mountain ridge line that culminates in North Barrule. From then on the parish was firmly embedded into Garff Sheading.