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Dandara Homes Limited Dandara Group Head Office IoM Business Park Cooil Road Braddan IM2 2SA
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 Dandara Homes Limited, Ref 24/00310/B, for the Residential Development Comprised of 109 Apartments and Associated Infrastructure at Land Adjacent To Quay West Apartments, River Douglas And Lake Road Douglas Isle Of Man .
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).
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.
Reason: To preserve the setting of the nearby registered building, preserve the character and appearance of the surrounding area and to not affect adversely views into or out of the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area.
Reason: To preserve the setting of the nearby registered building, preserve the character and appearance of the surrounding area and to not affect adversely views into or out of the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area.
Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety.
Planting Schedule (Drawing No. A_PL_133). The works shall be carried out prior to the occupation of any part of the development. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter, all soft landscape works shall be permanently retained in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development and to assist the creation and management of biodiversity.
Reason: In the interests of the wider strategic views of the area, the character and appearance of the development and the visual amenity of the conservation area
Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out to the highest standards of architecture and materials and in the interests of the character and appearance of the development.
Reason: To ensure that any telecommunications apparatus and other plant or equipment that is required on the exterior of the buildings preserves the highest standards of architecture and materials as a key feature building
CGI image of development from railway station Received 04.06.24
A_PL_105 - Level 0 drainage plan
A_PL_112 - block B plans and elevations
A_PL_114 - block C plans and elevations
A_PL_116 - block D floorplans A_PL_114 - block D elevations
A_PL_120 - block F plans and elevations
NOTE The decision to grant planning approval, subject to a Section 13 agreement, was made by Planning Committee on the 24th June 2024. The issue of the decision notice has been triggered by the Section 13 agreement having been concluded. The 21 days for appeal (for those with Interested Person Status) runs from the date of the decision notice.
NOTE For the avoidance of doubt, the applicant is advised that the approved development is required to be undertaken in full compliance with the Wildlife Act 1990 and the Water Pollution Act 1993. The applicant is therefore strongly advised to carry out the development in full accordance with the submitted Site and Construction Environmental Management Plan (February 2024).
NOTE The applicant is strongly advised to ensure that all measures contained within the submitted Travel Plan (Bryan G Hall, May 2024) are adhered to in full.
This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application site is identified for development and the proposal is judged to comply with the site allocation, as further detailed within Comprehensive Treatment Area Proposal 3. The proposals are considered to constitute a high standard of design, without resulting in a detrimental impact upon the amenities of occupants of the adjacent residential development. The proposals are deemed to give rise to a positive impact upon the character and appearance of the wider locality and setting of the adjacent Conservation Area by redeveloping a prominent
brownfield site, whilst further delivering a significant number of new apartments which is afforded significant weight.
The proposals would further not result in a detrimental impact upon the safety and convenience of the local highway network, whilst further being deemed acceptable from a flood risk perspective. The development is therefore deemed to comply with Strategic Policies 1,2,4,5,10,11, Spatial Policy 1, General Policies 2,4, Environment Policies 4,5,10,22,42,43, Housing Policies 1-5, Recreational Policies 3,4, Transport Policies 1,2,4-8, Infrastructure Policies 1,5, Energy Policy 5 and Community Policies 7,10,11 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, relevant policies of the Area Plan for the East 2020 and the Residential Design Guide 2021.
Date of Issue: 10th October 2024
J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control
Guidance Note This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it. 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 £355); 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 £130). 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 (should one have been received) 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.
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