Decision Notice

Mr David Lee 79 Parliament Street Ramsey IM8 1AQ

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 subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Mr David Bashforth, Ref 24/00217/B, for the Erection of a detached building to be used as a garage for the existing dwelling and residential annex of additional accommodation at Orchard Cottage Oatlands Road Andreas Isle Of Man IM7 4ET for the following reason(s):

1. There are no issues in respect of the principle and intended garage and annex use connected to the use of the main house, nor for the removal and impact on trees and ecology and no issues in respect of highway safety subject to conditions, however, by reason of the length of the proposed structure, its siting and proximity to the main house and its overall design and external finish including large areas of painted render and windows increasing its visual prominence that it is considered inappropriate and having an unacceptable adverse visual impact and prominence within the site which detracts from the character and appearance of the main house, the streetscene and wider landscape. The proposal fails Strategic Policy 5, Environment Policies 1 and 2, General Policy 2 (b, c, g). the principles of Housing Policy 15 and Planning Circular 3/91, and to undermine Environment Policy 13 in respect of surface water flood risk on or off the site.

Date of Issue: 8th May 2025 J CHANCE

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principle Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them.

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 (https://pbc.gov.im/online-applications/)

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.