Decision Notice

Quay Design Ltd. 5 The Quay Port St Mary IM9 5EA

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 Ballacreggan Farms Ltd, Ref 16/01279/B, for the Alterations and extension to existing farm building to facilitate change of use to veterinary practice and separate office with associated parking, including alterations to existing vehicular access to improve visibility at Ballacreggan Farm Plantation Road Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5AY 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 rendered extension must be coloured in a brown, grey or other colour to be approved by the Department and must stay as such unless otherwise agreed with the Department.

Reason: To enable the extension to sit comfortably within buildings which are brick or stone built.

• 3. Prior to the commencement of works on site, the applicant must have had undertaken and submitted to the Department a survey for bats and owls undertaken at the appropriate time which would reveal the presence of such species which are protected under the Wildlife Act. If such a survey reveals that these species occupy or use the site, appropriate mitigation measures must be undertaken to demonstrate that neither the species nor their used habitat is damaged and the measures, as approved by the Department must be so undertaken. Reason: In accordance with Environment Policy 4.
• 4. Prior to the commencement of any other works on site, the roadside wall must be lowered to provide visibility for those using the site, by approximately 40m in accordance with a drawing to be approved by the Department, and the wall retained as such thereafter. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

For the sake of clarity the visibility suggested by plan ref 1730-02A is not part of this approval.

This approval relates to drawings 1730-01A, 1730-03, 1730-04 and 1730-05 all received on 14th November, 2016 and 1730-02A received on 5th January, 2017.

Date of Issue: 9th February 2017

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 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.