Town And Country Planning Act 1999 Certificate Of Lawful Use Or Development
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture hereby certifies that on the 19th March 2025, the matter described in Schedule 1 to this certificate in respect of the land specified in Schedule 2 to this certificate and edged RED on the plan attached to this certificate, would have been lawful within the meaning of section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 for the following reason(s):
1) There is sufficient evidence demonstrating that the decking has been in situ since 2010.
Schedule 1. Uses/Development to which this Certificate relates
For the erection of decking to the rear garden of the property
Schedule 2. The land to which the Certificate relates
23 St Catherines Close Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4JA Date 13th May 2025 This decision was made by a Principal Planner under the delegated authority afforded by Government Departments Act 1987. C BALMER C Balmer MRTPI Principal Planner
Notes
1. This certificate is issued solely for the purpose of section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999.
2. It certifies that the matter specified in Schedule 1 taking place on the land described in Schedule 2 would have been lawful, on the specified date and, thus, would not have been liable to enforcement action under section 26 of the 1999 Act on that date.
3. This certificate applies only to the extent of the matter described in Schedule 1 and to the land specified in Schedule 2 and identified on the attached plan. Any matter which is materially different from that described or which relates to other land may render the owner or occupier liable to enforcement action.
4. The effect of the certificate is also qualified by the proviso in section 24(3) of the 1999 Act, which states that the lawfulness of a described use or operation is only conclusively presumed where there has been no material change, before the use is instituted or the operations begun, in any of the matters relevant to determining such lawfulness.
