DEC Decision Notice

Ostick+Williams Ltd 14 Edgewater Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT3 9JQ

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 A E Corkill (Removals) Limited, Ref 14/00799/B, for the demolition of all existing buildings and boundary walls and construction of an office building with basement parking at 39 Finch Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2PT 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. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking and turning areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.

Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety.

1. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved drawing 5370-L-101 must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the office, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.

This approval relates to Documents: 'Architectural Commentary', 'Planning Statement', 'Commercial Statement from Black Grace Cowley (letter to O+W dated 3 July 2014)', 'Comments of Douglas Chalk, Arboricultural Officer' and Drawing Numbers: (P-)00 'Site Location Plan', (P-)01a 'Site Layout Plan', (P-)02a 'Lower Ground Floor Plan', (P-)03a 'Upper Ground Floor Plan', (P-)04a 'First Floor Plan', (P-)05a 'Second & Third Floor Plan', (P-)06a

'Fourth & Roof Plan', (P-)07b 'Elevations', (P-)08 'Sections', (P-)09a 'Coloured Site Elevations', (P-)10 'Site Context Plan', (P-)11 'Sections', (P-)12 'Site Survey Drawing', (P-)13 'Site Survey - Highlighting Existing Building', '5370-L-101 'Landscape Proposals', A3 document entitled 'Architectural Commentary to accompany a Planning Application', all date stamped 8 July 2014.

Date of Issue: 30th September 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 in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

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.