DEC Decision Notice

Ellis Brown Architects 12 Strathallan Crescent Queens Promenade Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4NR

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Mr & Mrs Jason and Helen Cairnie, Ref 23/00647/B, for the Erection of a two storey extension, alteration to dwelling including timber cladding, replacement roof tiles and doors/windows and blocking up of an existing vehicular access at Springfield Lodge New Castletown Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 1JN .

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

• 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. The development, hereby approved, shall be carried out using flood resistant materials and to ensuring that all electricity supply connections are above known flood levels.

Reason: To ensure that electrical connections within the development prove resilient in the event of any flood given the position of the site within the known flood zone.

• 3. Prior to the first use of the garage, hereby approved, provision for the charging of electric vehicles shall be made within the structure of the garage, and thereafter shall be maintained for the lifetime of the development.

Reason: The provision of an electric vehicle charging point will aid net zero objectives as outlined in the Isle of Man Climate Change Plan (2022 - 2027).

This approval relates to the documents date stamped and received 28 May, 2023

• Drawing No. 23/3193/01 Site Location Plan at scale 1:1,250;
• Drawing No. 23/3193/02 Proposed Site Plan at scale 1:200; Proposed Visibility Splay Plan at scale 1:500; Proposed Floor Plans and Elevations - date stamped received on 23 July, 2023;

NOTE FOR YOUR INFORMATION Please be aware that a ban on the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in any new building(s) and or extension(s), will come into force on 1st January 2025.

You therefore are encouraged to ensure that your proposed development includes alternatives to fossil fuel heating systems if you believe that such works will not be completed by that date.

To this end, if you propose an alternative, such as air source or ground source heat pump(s), or any other heating system that would require planning approval, the details of this should be addressed now. This may require you to resubmit your planning application to accommodate the alternative permitted heating system proposed.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) Overall it is concluded that the planning application accords with the provisions set out in General Policy 2 Environment Policy 3 and Transport Policies 4 and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016; and, with the principles of the RDG 2021.

Date of Issue: 2nd October 2023

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

•  Any appeal has been concluded; or
•  21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

•  the grounds for making the appeal;
•  payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £335); and
•  if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £125). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must:
•  specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and
•  Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined.

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.

An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal

If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application (should one have been received) may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.