Decision Notice

McGarrigle Architects Ltd 19 Mount Havelock Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 2QG

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 Isle Of Man Post Office, Ref 16/00909/B, for the Demolition with retention of front and side walls and construction of a two storey retail unit, with alterations to front facade at ground floor to provide access and windows suitable for retail purposes at Douglas Post Office Regent Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 2EA 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. No development shall commence until a full and comprehensive photographic survey of external façades and of the particular and characteristic infrastructure which has been developed inside the building which reflects its use as a Crown Post Office over the last 140 years has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Department. Reason: In order to retain a record of the site in the interests of local history.
• 3. No development shall commence until details have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Department showing the method and programme by which the façades approved to be retained are to be supported and protected during the carrying out of the approved development. The works shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of the facades of this building and the application has been approved on the basis of the façades to the front and side being retained.

• 4. No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, windows, doors, including roofs, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

This approval relates to drawing reference numbers P-01, P-02, P-03, P-05, P-06, P-07, P08, P-09, Architectural Design Statement, Planning Statement, and Supporting Planning Statement all received 3rd August 2016.

Date of Issue: 1st November 2016

Interim 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 permission refers only to that required 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 2015 (currently £170);
•  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/

The proposed development must not be commenced until either;

•  The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
•  Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

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.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any 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

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.