DEC Decision Notice

Mr William & Mrs Jean Teare Creg-Dy-Shee Lhargan Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5AR

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 William & Mrs Jean Teare, Ref 19/00560/B, for the Alterations and erection of second storey extension to garage to provide residential and tourism accommodation at Garage Store Creg-Dy-Shee Lhargan Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5AR for the following reason(s):

• 1. The size, position and design of the proposed building, created through the extension of the existing garage, would have an inappropriate impact on the character and appearance of the streetscene which is generally characterised by modest, traditional dwellings built alongside the highway, or more modern properties set back and higher than the road. The development would therefore be contrary to General Policy 2b and 2c. This impact is considered to be all the more important as the site lies within a proposed Conservation Area where development would be expected to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area.
• 2. The proposed building by virtue of its height, orientation and position of windows, would result in an overbearing impact on the front of Thie ny Lhaggan and would result in an adverse impact on the privacy of those in the front of Thie ny Lhaggan and at the rear on the lower part of the rear garden where a direct view would be available from the windows and conservatory proposed on the rear of the application building. The development would therefore be contrary to GP2g.

Date of Issue: 1st August 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.

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 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.