DEC Decision Notice

Damien James Design 4 Church Close Lonan IM4 7JY

Town and Country Planning Act 1999

The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Infrastructure determined to APPROVE a planning application by Mr Matt Beech, Ref 14/00559/B, for the Alterations and erection of extensions to dwelling at Meadowfield House Croit E Caley Colby Isle Of Man IM9 4AW subject to compliance with the following condition(s):

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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

1. No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including the roof and windows have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Samples of the stone work to be used the elevations shall be submitted to and be approved in writing prior to commencement. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

1. The existing hedge between the property and the railway line shall be retained to a minimum height of 2m from ground level (below the sod bank). Should the hedge, within five years of the approved development being occupied or completed (whichever is the later) dies, is removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, it shall be replaced by a similar species, of a size to be first approved in writing by the Planning Authority, during the next planting season or in accordance with a programme of replacement to be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and neighbourliness

1. The extension hereby approved shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes incidental to the residential use of the dwelling at [state address] 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.

Date of Issue: 24th July 2014

M Gallagher

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it. This permission refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013. Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with Article 8 of the Order.

A valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

• Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in an order made by the Department under Section 1(1) of the Fees and Duties Act 1989 (currently £150);
• The reasons for making the appeal; and
• An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website http://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planning-development-control/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

Please note that a copy of the Officer’s report which led to the decision, together with correspondence relative to the application, are available for inspection at the Department.

The proposed development must not be commenced until either;

• The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
• Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application 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.

Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Building Control, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950