Decision Notice

Marshall Cryer Architects Old School House Cronkbourne Braddan

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 REFUSE an application by Mr Douglas & Mr Clifford Clark, Ref 17/00763/C, for the Change of use from Industrial, Warehousing and Distribution to Class 2 (a) (Insurance broker) at Unit 12 Cooil Smithy Isle Of Man Business Park Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 2QA for the following reason(s):

• 1. The proposed Class 2(a) use would be contrary to the zoning of the land on the Braddan Local Plan 1991, contrary to Business Policy 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, which states that on land zoned for industrial use permission will be given only for industrial development or for storage or distribution, and also contrary to the Employment Land Review of 2015 and supplement of 2017, which identified a shortage of land for employment development in the East, which has not subsequently been rectified by the allocation of additional land. The proposed Class 2(a) use would result in an unacceptable reduction in the potential supply of buildings for industrial use in the East of the Island.
• 2. The proposed Class 2(a) office use in this location is contrary to Strategic Policy 9 and Business Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
• 3. The amount of parking available to the proposed use represents a significant shortfall relative to the requirement (3 spaces exist against 8 that are needed). In the absence of a clear justification as to why a relaxation in standards should be allowed, or a reasonable alternative parking provision, the development is contrary to parts (h) and (i) of General Policy 2 and to Transport Policy 7 / Appendix 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Date of Issue: 19th September 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 decision refers only to that applied for under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Whilst a copy of the Officer’s report is included alongside this notice, any wider 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

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.

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.