Decision Notice

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 Mr Juan Brown, Ref 25/90730/B, for the Erection of two-storey extension to rear elevation, external alterations including re-roofing and fenestration (amendment to 24/91206/B) at Dreemskerry Cottage Dreemskerry Hill Dreemskerry Ramsey Isle Of Man IM7 1BE .

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).

• 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. No works of development, including any demolition, shall be carried until a detailed Tree Protection Plan which includes protection to the trees to the east of the property as well as Trees T4 and T5, all as shown on Drawing No. 1092-101 - 'Site Plan as Proposed' with such plan to comply with the requirements of "BS 5387:2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction", has been submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. All such measures as approved, especially the provision and erection of protective fencing around RPA's shall be erected/installed prior to any works of development commencing on site. Thereafter, all such tree protection measures shall remain in place throughout the construction phase of the development.

Reason: To prevent any damage to the trees root systems and prevent the storage of building materials/machinery within their Root Protection Areas (RPA's).

The development, hereby permitted, shall be carried out in accordance with the following drawings and details:

• Drawing No. 1092-100 - Site Location Plan;
• Drawing No. 1092-101 - Site Plan as Proposed;

• Drawing No. 1092-103 - Plans as Proposed;
• Drawing No. 1092-104 - Elevations and Sections as Proposed; All date-stamped received 30th July, 2025.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal complies with the provisions of General Policy 2 b), c), f), and g); Environment Policies 1 and 2; Housing Policy 15; and Transport policies T4 and T7 in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, and therefore, is acceptable. The application is recommended for approval.

Date of Issue: 17th September 2025

J CHANCE 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 Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via https://pbc.gov.im/onlineapplications/)

Implementation A determination to grant planning approval does not have effect —

•  if an appeal is submitted until the appeal is determined or withdrawn; or
•  if no appeal is submitted, but there are potential appellants in addition to the applicant, until the time within which an appeal may be submitted has expired (21 days from the date of this notice).

Development must be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and any attached conditions (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 can only be made by a person who has been accorded rights to do so, must be in writing, include the appropriate fee and be submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice.

Guidance on how to appeal is available at gov.im/howtoappeal