DEC Decision Notice

Department of Home Affairs Homefield 88 Woodbourne Road Douglas IM2 3AS

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 Department of Home Affairs, Ref 14/00099/A, for the approval in principle to demolish the fire Station and redevelop the site for residential use at Fire Station Farrants Way Castletown Isle of Man IM9 1NR subject to compliance with the following condition(s):

1. Approval of the details of siting, design, external appearance of the building[s], internal layout, means of access, landscaping of the site (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced.

1. The application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Planning Authority before the expiration of two years from the date of this permission.

1. The development to which this permission relates shall begin within 4 years of the date of this permission or within two years of the final approval of the reserved matters, whichever is the later.

1. This approval relates to the principle of the development and use of the site as shown in drawing 01 for residential purposes.

1. The application for reserved matters must demonstrate that car parking is provided in line with the requirements of Appendix Seven of the Strategic Plan and that access to the site must provide visibility splays of 2.4m by 90m at a height of 1.05m and pedestrian visibility of 2.1m by 2.1m at a height of 0.6m.

1. The development must include the provision of a footway along the frontage of the site other than where there is a vehicular access and prior to any other works being carried out the vehicular access must be in place.

NOTE: the applicant/developer will have to enter into an agreement under Section 109 of the Highways Act prior to works being undertaken within the highway including the footway.

1. The application for reserved matters must demonstrate that both the proposed and the existing dwellings alongside the site have satisfactory levels of privacy and amenity,

taking into account that where windows look directly towards each other with no intervening obstruction, there should be a minimum separation distance of 20m.

1. The design of the housing proposed on the site should acknowledge the styles of the buildings in the immediate vicinity, particularly Castle Court Apartments and the more traditional, older housing along Queen Street, in order to provide a development which provides a sensitive and appropriate edge to the Conservation Area.

Date of Issue: 15th April 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.

No development may be undertaken until such time as the relevant reserved matters have been approved by the Planning Authority.

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.