DEC Decision Notice

Savage & Chadwick Armitage House Lord Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1LE

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 Kobus Limited, Ref 19/00254/B, for the Creation of two windows to dwelling, erection of detached car port and erection of side annex to dwelling and conversion of existing detached garage to create two tourist accommodation units at Church Farmhouse Great Meadow Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 4EB for the following reason(s):

• 1. The proposed conversion of the garage fails to accord with the relevant Strategic Plan policies and would undermine the Plan's presumption against the creation of new habitable units in the countryside as would the proposed extension to the main house. The proposal would therefore be contrary to General Policy 3 and Environment Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan and would fail to comply with Environment Policy 11 of the Strategic Plan.
• 2. The style and appearance of the proposed extension to the main house would fail to comply with Housing Policy 15 and would result in a deleterious impact on what is a handsome and relatively unspoiled historical dwelling which whilst neither Registered nor suggested in the Area Plan for consideration for such, is an old and attractive building and opposite the site of a Registered Building.

Date of Issue: 18th April 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.