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 And Mrs Andy Morgan, Ref 25/90498/B, for the Erection of detached garage at Thal'Loo Glass Nassau Road Dogmills Ramsey Isle Of Man IM7 4AQ .

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 site works or clearance shall be commenced until a Tree Protection Plan demonstrating how the remaining Root Protection Area of the Sycamore to the immediate south of the building hereby approved will be protected during construction has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The Plan shall include information about the placement and specification of any fencing and/or ground protection to be used. Works shall take place in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure the retention of the tree in the interests of the character and appearance of the area.

• 3. The materials used to construct and finish the building hereby approved shall be as specified on Drawing No SM25/632/1 unless alternative materials are otherwise submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
• 4. The building hereby approved shall be used for the parking of private cars only and shall not be used for the parking or repair or maintenance of commercial vehicles.

Reason: To safeguard the rural character of the area and in the interests of neighbouring residential amenity.

• 5. The building hereby approved shall not be used or occupied at any time other than for purposes incidental to the residential use of the dwelling known as Thal'loo Glass as identified on the approved plans and shall not be occupied as an independent dwelling unit.

Reason: To ensure proper control of the development and to avoid any future undesirable fragmentation of the curtilage.

This approval relates to the following plans: SM25/632/1 Working Drawing CDO/cc-25 Tree Assessment

NOTE The applicant should be aware that allowing surface water runoff onto a public highway would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986 and guidance contained in section 11.3.11 of the Manual for Manx Roads.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposed garage would be an acceptable form of development in the countryside in principle and it would cause no significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, to the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers or to the mature Sycamore tree to be retained. It would therefore comply with the relevant policies of the Development Plan.

Date of Issue: 3rd December 2025

A MORGAN Interim 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