Decision Notice

Arch-Tec (IOM) Ltd The Architectural Studio 2nd Floor 20 Duke Street Douglas IM1 2AY

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 Mr Brian Leece, Ref 17/00156/B, for the Alteration and extension to redundant outbuildings to create a residential dwelling at Outbuildings At Knockbreck Kerrowgarrow Road Greeba 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 commencement of the conversion of the barns hereby approved, the proposed 'replacement access' as shown and annotated on Drawing 1379.1 (date-stamped as having been received 18th May 2017) shall be constructed, and the visibility splays shall remain unobstructed at a height of 1.05m thereafter. Reason: In the interest of highway safety.
• 3. Prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, the existing vehicular entrance as shown and annotated on Drawing 1379.1 (date-stamped as having been received 18th May 2017) shall as shown and annotated on that same Drawing be permanently blocked up via the construction of a boundary wall to match that to which it would be attached, unless otherwise agreed in writing in advance with the Department. Reason: In the interest of removing an existing, unsafe access.
• 4. Prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, the car parking and manoeuvring areas as shown on Drawing no 1379.1 (date-stamped as having been received 18th May 2017) shall be provided and remain free from obstruction thereafter.

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

• 5. Prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, a tree-planting plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The plan shall define where at least two new trees (at least one of which must be capable of growing in excess of 15m in height) are to be planted. The planting shall be undertaken in line with the approved details, and the trees shall be planted no later than the first planting season after the development hereby approved comes into active use. Reason: In the interest of providing appropriate and replacement planting on the site.
• 6. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme that, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department. Reason: In the interest of providing appropriate and replacement planting on the site.

The development hereby approved relates to Drawing 1379.1 (date-stamped as having been received 18th May 2017), and to Drawing 1379.3 and the Site Location Plan (scale 1:2500) (both date-stamped as having been received 9th February 2017).

Date of Issue: 31st July 2017

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Head of Development Management 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 £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/

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.