Decision Notice

M P Associates Ltd 12 Strathallan Crescent Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4NR

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 WDS Limited, Ref 16/01244/REM, for the Reserved Matters Application relating to PA 15/01041A for erection of a detached dwelling at Land Adjacent To WDS Limited New Castletown Road 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. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking and turning areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.

Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety.

• 3. No equipment, machinery or materials shall be brought onto the site for the purposes of the development until fencing has been erected in the location shown on the approved site plan (drawing 15/2472/12 D) in accordance with the recommendations of Section 6.2.2 of British Standard 5837:2012. The fencing shall be maintained in position until the development is complete.

Reason: To safeguard the existing trees and planting to be retained within and around the site.

• 4. Prior to the commencement of any work on the dwelling hereby approved (excluding site clearance) a landscaping plan and tree planting specification is required to be submitted in writting and approved by the Department. The tree planting specification shall adhere to the recommendations of BS8545:2014 (Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape- recommendations) and include details of all trees to be planted, including a) their quantity, location (or density), species and size at date of planting; b) the approximate

date when they are to be planted; and c) how they will be maintained until successfully established. The landscaping plan shall include details of the cellular confinement system to be installed under the proposed parking/turning area and the species and size of the evergreen hedging.

Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.

• 5. The finished floor level of the dwelling hereby approved is required to be no greater than 100.650. Reason: In the interests of neighbouring amenities.

This approval relates to drawings reference numbers 15/2472/10 C and 15/2472/12 D received on 9th March 2017 and 29th March 2017.

Date of Issue: 31st March 2017

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.