Decision Notice

Horncastle Thomas 20 Athol Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1JA

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Manx National Heritage, Ref 22/00806/GB, for the Replacement of part of rear external wall, replacement of roof to corridor, works to cell roofs, and change of use of building to hotel reception (class3.1) and exhibition / community space (class 4.3) (in association with 22/00808/CON) at Former Police Station The Quay Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LD.

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

• 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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. Notwithstanding the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019, the use hereby approved shall be as a hotel reception hub and exhibition or community space only.

Reason: the application has been assessed on this basis only, and any other use would require assessment as part of a separate application.

• 3. No development shall commence until details of the material, colour and texture of the render have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building
• 4. No development shall commence until a schedule of materials, finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department: d) Rainwater goods

f) Glazed roof structure to former yard;

• h) External lighting
• i) External security cameras The works shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

• 5. No new grilles, security alarms, lighting, security or other cameras or other fixtures shall be mounted on the external faces of the building other than those shown on the drawings hereby approved. A method statement of how the fixtures shall be mounted on the external faces shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department, the works shall be undertake in accordance with the approved statement. Reason: to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building
• 6. Any damage to the registered building during the course of the works hereby approved shall be made good upon completion of said works. All making good works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and thereafter implemented within time period to be agreed with the Department. Reason: to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building

This decision relates to the following: Drawings numbered:

• 01 LOCATION PLAN
• 02 SITE PLAN
• 03 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR
• 04 EXISTING SERVICES PLAN
• 05 EXISTING ROOF PLAN
• 06 EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
• 07 EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
• 08 EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
• 09 EXISTING SECTION AA
• 10 EXISTING SECTION BB
• 11 PLANNING STATEMENT
• 12 PLANNING POLICY
• 13 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
• 14 PROPOSED SITE PLAN
• 15A PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
• 16A PLAN NOTES
• 17A PROPOSED REMOVALS
• 18 PROPOSED REMOVALS - ROOF PLAN
• 19A FLOOR PLAN ALTERATIONS
• 20A PROPOSED SERVICES
• 21 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
• 22 PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
• 23 PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
• 24 PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
• 25 PROPOSED SECTION AA
• 26 PROPOSED SECTION BB
• 27 PROPOSED FIREPLACE
• 28A FEATURES TO BE AFFECTED
• 29 FEATURES TO BE AFFECTED
• 30 FEATURES TO BE AFFECTED

• 31 ILLUSTRATIONS
• 32A ILLUSTRATIONS And all information received on 12.07.22 and 07.09.22.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposals are considered to be in accordance with the Strategic Plan policies, Policies RB/3 AND RB/5 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01 and are acceptable.

Date of Issue: 24th November 2022

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

•  Any appeal has been concluded; or
•  21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

•  the grounds for making the appeal;
•  payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £305); and
•  if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £115). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must:
•  specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and
•  Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined.

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.

An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal

If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, 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.