Decision Notice

Kelly Lewthwaite Building Design 23 Market Street Douglas IM1 2PA

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 APPROVE an application by Ballasalla Place Ltd, Ref 18/00127/B, for the Conversion from storage use to a dog grooming business and store at Unit 22 Block D Balthane Industrial Estate Balthane Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2AX subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any):

• 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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. Retail sales from the premises must remain ancillary to the primary use of the building as a dog grooming business and goods to be sold must be restricted to goods relating to dogs and cats.

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of occupiers of adjoining buildings and to maintain the vitality and viability of Castletown Town Centre and other major town centres in the south of the Island.

• 3. Dog grooming may take place only on a pre-arranged appointment basis.

Reason: To ensure that the demand for car parking is managed such that there is no adverse impact on highway safety in the vicinity.

• 4. The business may be operated only with one member of staff undertaking the dog grooming at any one time.

Reason: To ensure that there is sufficient car parking available to accommodate the demand generated.

• 5. The site may only be used for the purposes of dog grooming, associated retail sales subject to condition 2 above, and storage, all in the manner shown in drawing 3B and where the storage is associated with the persons undertaking the dog grooming business.

Reason: To ensure that there is adequate car parking available to accommodate the vehicles generated by the proposed use.

This approval relates to drawings 1, 2 and 3B all received on 8th February, 2018.

Date of Issue: 26th 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.

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

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.