DEC Decision Notice

Cornerstone Architects 79 Parliament Street Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1AQ

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 Gary Blackburn, Ref 19/00536/B, for the Erection of replacement detached dwelling with attached garage, associated access road and landscaping at The Quadrant Phildraw Road Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 3EG 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 works, details of the measures to be undertaken to protect all existing trees on site from damage during construction works, must be approved by the Department and the development must be undertaken in accordance with these details.

Reason: To ensure that the development accords with Planning Circular 8/89 and that it has an acceptable impact on the landscape.

• 3. Prior to the commencement of any building work, details of the species of the trees to be planted must be approved by the Department and the planting scheme undertaken in accordance with those details thereafter.

Reason: To ensure that the development has an appropriate landscaped setting in accordance with Planning Circular 8/89.

• 4. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwelling, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

Reason: The landscaping of the site is an integral part of the scheme and must be implemented as approved.

• 5. Prior to the occupation of the dwelling, the garage, car parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided and remain free from obstruction thereafter. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
• 6. Prior to any other construction in association with the development hereby approved, the proposed access shown in the approved drawings must be constructed and the visibility splays shall remain unobstructed at a height of 1.05m thereafter. Once this access is fully available to the dwelling hereby approved, the original access must be permanently blocked off as shown in drawing 020, with banking and hedging to match that to the south.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure that the development is undertaken in accordance with the approved plans.

• 7. Prior to the demolition of the existing building, a bat survey must be undertaken to determine whether there are any bats or roosts present. This survey must be approved by the Department. If evidence of bats are found the survey must be accompanied by a report which outlines appropriate mitigation including a timescale of the proposed works and the development must be undertaken in accordance with these approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the development accords with Environment Policy 4 and the Wildlife Act 1990.

• 8. Prior to the occupation of the new dwelling hereby approved, the existing access shown in drawing 020 to be blocked up, must be closed with banking and hedging to match that to the south.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure that the development is undertaken in accordance with the approved plans.

This approval relates to drawings 010, 011, 012, 020, 100, 120, 121, 122 and 320 and the Design and Access Statement all date stamped and received 9th May 2019.

Date of Issue: 11th July 2019

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.

All correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is 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 This decision refers only to that applied for 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 current Fees Order;
•  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.