Decision Notice

Mr David Lee 79 Parliament Street Ramsey IM8 1AQ

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Garforth Gray, Ref 25/00844/D, for the Installation of permanent illuminated signage at 17A Orchard Road Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6AJ .

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 advertisement(s) hereby granted consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. Reason: To avoid the accumulation of unimplemented advertisement consents.
• 2. The sign(s) hereby granted consent shall not be lit by an intermittent source. Reason: In the interests of amenity and/or public safety. This approval relates to the following:

• - 001 Location and Site Plans
• - 100 Existing and Proposed plans elevations and signage both online and date published 05 Sept 2025.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) It is considered that the size, scale, siting and design of the signage would have no adverse visual or amenity harm to the existing building of any neighbouring properties or public safety. By reason of its size, internal lighting type and position on the ground floor of the front and side elevation, the proposed illumination is considered acceptable and not to result in any visual or amenity harm to any neighbouring properties or public safety. The application is considered to accord with The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, as well as meeting with the

principles of General Policies 2, 6, 7 and 8 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 and not to undermine EP37. A condition will ensure no intermittent light source.

Date of Issue: 21st October 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/online-applications/)

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).

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.