Decision Notice

Savage & Chadwick Armitage House Lord Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1LE

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 Department Of Health, Ref 16/01257/B, for the Erection of additional townhouse units for Student Nurse accommodation with access road and car parking (amendment to approved 16/00094/B Student Nurse accommodation) at Former Union Mills Football Club Playing Fields Ballamona Estate Braddan Road Strang Douglas 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. Prior to the occupation of any part of the development the car parking, cycle facilities and manoeuvring areas shall be provided and remain free from obstruction thereafter.

Reason: To ensure that the car parking standards are met in the interests of highway safety.

• 3. Prior to the occupation of any part of the development hereby approved, the road and footway/footpath between the highway and dwelling shall be constructed to at least base course level.

Reason: To ensure adequate pedestrian and vehicular access to each dwelling in the interests of highway safety.

• 4. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwellings, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

Reason: the landscaping of the site is an integral part of the scheme and must be implemented as approved.

• 5. The accommodation may be used only by those employed at Nobles Hospital or any other Government health facility adjacent to Nobles Hospital site.

Reason: to accord with the land use designation and to ensure that the car parking provided is appropriate for the level of traffic to be generated by the development.

• 6. Prior to construction of the refuse shelter as shown on Drawing SC1435/P00-10, date-stamped as having been received 9th November 2016, a drawing showing the size, shape, and finishing materials for the refuse shelter shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Department and the refuse shelter shall be constructed in accordance with the approved drawings.

Reason: The refuse shelter is located in a prominent position and an inappropriate design could undermine the success of the overall development.

The development hereby approved relates to Drawings SC1435/P/00-01, SC1435/P/00-02, SC1435/P/00-10, SC1435/P/10-01, SC1435/P/10-02, SC1435/P/10-10, SC1435/P/10-11, SC1435/P/12-01, SC1435/P/12-02, SC1435/P/12-10 and SC1435/P/12-11, all date-stamped as having been received 9th November 2016.

Date of Issue: 16th December 2016

Interim Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Senior Planning Officer 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.

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 2016 (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.