Decision Notice

Mr Geoffrey & Mrs Carol Mitchell Berethone Falcon Cliff Terrace Lane Douglas IM2 4AX

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 Mr Geoffrey & Mrs Carol Mitchell, Ref 18/00242/B, for the Creation of a menage at Field 534213 Lower Sulby Farm Scollag Road Abbeylands Isle Of Man 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. The stables shall be for private use only and not for any commercial or private livery use.

Reason: In view of the location of the site in the open countryside and the nature of the access to the site the Department does not consider the site suitable for anything other than private use.

• 3. The menage hereby approved shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition in the event that it is not used for a period of longer than 6 months or required for equestrian purposes, in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department.

Reason: The menage has been approved to meet the equestrian need of the applicant and its subsequent retention could result in an unwarranted intrusion in the countryside

• 4. There shall be no external lighting of the menage hereby approved. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

This approval relates to drawings referenced;001; 002; 003; 004 date stamped received 7th March 2018.

Date of Issue: 18th May 2018

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority delegated to them 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.