Decision Notice

Penketh - Millar 23 West Quay Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1DL

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Mr Ian Stevenson, Ref 17/00988/B, for the Erection of detached farm workers dwelling and garage at Field 234710 Orrisdale Kirk Michael Isle Of Man for the following reason(s):

• 1. The site lies within an area not designated for development and of high landscape value and scenic significance where there is a presumption against new built development. It is not considered that there is sufficient agricultural need for the dwelling to outweigh this policy against development, given the limited amount of acreage owned by the applicant, the fact that the occupant would be a tenant farmer with limited term security of tenure and where the tenant farmer would not appear to be in need of a dwelling or indeed employed full time in agriculture. In addition, it would appear that there have been three dwellings previously associated with this land, two of which have been sold off in the past. The proposal fails to accord with Environment Policies 1, 2 and 15, General Policy 3 and Housing Policy 7.
• 2. In the absence of agricultural need sufficient to justify this, the proposed dwelling and garage and particularly the proposed access lane leading to them would introduce built development in an area not currently so characterised, in conflict with the draft Landscape Character Appraisal contained within draft Planning Policy Statement 2/09 - The Role of Landscape Character in Development - which refers to the need to protect the existing field pattern and pattern and scale of farmsteads in the area. In addition the development would be contrary to Environment Policies 1 and 2 which protect the countryside for its own sake and where the protection of the character of the landscape will be the most important consideration and Environment Policy 15 and Housing Policy 9 which require new development to be built within or next to existing development.

Date of Issue: 13th March 2018

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Whilst a copy of the Officer’s report is included alongside this notice, any wider correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom

Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.

Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

•  Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £175);
•  The reasons for making the appeal; and
•  An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.

PleasenotethatifthecountercopyoftheapplicationisnotcollectedwithinTHIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyedwithoutfurthernotice.