DEC Decision Notice

Jacqueline Verduyn Ballagawne House Ballagawne Road Colby IM9 4AZ

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 Mark & Rosina Casson, Ref 19/00098/A, for the Approval in principle for erection of dwelling and ancillary shed addressing siting, design, and means of access at Field 614795 Ballamenagh Road Baldrine Isle Of Man for the following reason(s):

• 1. The proposed erection of a dwelling, in the open countryside is not considered acceptable in principle. The proposal would unacceptably harm the characteristics of the existing site, the character and quality of the landscape within the Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance and the rural character of the surrounding countryside. The proposal therefore conflicts with Strategic Policy 2, General Policy 3, Environment Policy 1, Environment Policy 2 and Housing Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
• 2. The applicant has not demonstrated that the access that would serve the development would be capable of accommodating the vehicle and pedestrian journeys generated by that development in a safe and appropriate manner. The proposal therefore conflicts with Transport Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
• 3. The applicant has not provided sufficient ecological information to adequately determine that the proposed development would not result in an adverse and/or significantly harmful impact to protected species or their habitats, which are either directly using the site and/or the existing watercourse, or in the surrounding area. The proposal therefore conflicts with Environment Policy 4 and Environment Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Date of Issue: 30th May 2019

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 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.