Decision Notice

Ellis Brown 12 Strathallan Crescent Queens Promenade Douglas 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 REFUSE an application by J M Project Management Limited, Ref 16/01314/REM, for the Reserved Matters application for the construction of 21 residential units and 1 retail unit with parking (relating to PA 15/00775/A) at Field 320653 Main Road Crosby Isle Of Man for the following reason(s):

• 1. The proposed dwellings, by virtue of their design and particularly lack of detail and features of interest, would fail to accord with Strategic Policy 5 which requires new development to make a positive contribution to the environment of the Island, and General Policy 2 - b and g which requires that development does not adversely affect the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings.
• 2. The proposed retail element, by virtue of its size and nature (including one large unit) is considered to exceed both what was described in the approval in principle, 15/00775/A. and what is considered to be an appropriate scale for the type of retail facilities described in Spatial Policy 4 and Business Policies 9 and 10.
• 3. Office floorspace was not included in the approval in principle (15/00775/A) and the need for it has not been demonstrate sufficiently to overcome this. In addition, its inclusion results in the commercial unit being larger than it may otherwise be, resulting in concerns that the building's height, combined with its mass, renders it out of keeping with the character of the village.

Date of Issue: 17th November 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.

PleasenotethatifthecountercopyoftheapplicationisnotcollectedwithinTHIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyedwithoutfurthernotice.