DEC Glen Wyllin Co Decision Notice

CABINET OFFICE Government Office DOUGLAS Isle of Man IM1 3PN Tel (01624) 685280 Email [email protected] 14th February 2024 Planning Application Ref No: 22/00789/B Dear Sir/Madam, THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019

Proposal:

Erection of 8 moveable camping pods, 7 cabins, barbecue area, bollard lighting, 2 canvas yurts, car parking area, drainage channels (part retrospective), extension to the facilities building and erection of 2 sheds and extension of the camping period for the five cabins on the upper section until the end of December in any year

Address

Glen Wyllin Camp Site, Glen Wyllin, Kirk Michael IM6 1AL

The Planning Inspector appointed by the Council of Ministers has now considered the application and submitted his report in accordance with statute.

On 2nd February 2024, the Council of Ministers considered the recommendations of the Planning Inspector and determined to approve the application subject to the conditions listed below.

Conditions of approval

• 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. At no time shall the numbers of camping units on the site exceed a total of: 60 caravans or motorhomes, 120 tent pitches, 2 yurts, 8 log cabins, and 8 camping pods.

Reason: To ensure that the development takes place in accordance with the applicationand approved plans.

• 3. No person shall be permitted to stay overnight on the site outside the months of April to September inclusive, exception for the 5 No cabins located in the northern portion of the site and associated barbecue area, where overnight stays may be permitted between the months of April and December inclusive.

Reason: To ensure that the development takes place in accordance with the application and in the interests of visual and residential amenity.

• 4. No touring caravans shall be stored on the site outside of the months of April to September inclusive, and no static caravans shall be brought onto the site at any time.

Reason: To ensure that the development takes place in accordance with the approved plans and that the siteis not used as permanent accommodation, in the interest of local amenity and minimising flood risk.

• 5. Prior to the occupation of development, the flood bund shall be constructed in full accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained and maintained in perpetuity. Reason: In the interests of safeguarding the site from flooding.
• 6. The approved Wet Weather and Flood Contingency Plan dated April 2022 shall be implemented in full and in perpetuity. Reason: In the interests of visitor safety.
• 7. The mitigation measures outlined within section 6.1 of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal dated November 2021, shall be carried out in full accordance with such details. Reason: In the interests of safeguarding biodiversity.
• 8. All external lighting within the site shall be erected in accordance with the approved drawings and shall comprise only downward pointing bollard lighting as specified within section 6.1 of the submitted Preliminary Ecological Appraisal dated November 2021. Further details must be submitted to the Department for approval in the event that a different lighting type is to be used or additional lighting is to be introduced to the site. Reason: In the interests of safeguarding biodiversity.
• 9. The approved development shall be constructed in full accordance with the recommendations and mitigation measures identified within the Arboricultural Advice document by Manx Roots, dated 6th February 2023, and the accompanying Referenced Photos document. Any deviation from the identified recommendations and mitigation measures must be submitted to the Department for approval in writing. Reason: To safeguard the health and vitality of retained trees within the site.

• 10. The cabins, yurts and camping pods hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than for the purpose of short-term holiday let accommodation and shall not be used as separate dwellings. They shall not be occupied by the same person or persons for a single period or cumulative periods exceeding 28 days in any calendar year.

Reason: The application has been approved on the basis of providing tourist accommodation only with any deviation in use requiring further assessment against adopted planning policy.

• 11. In the event that the use of the development hereby approved ceases for a period exceeding 36 months, the areas occupied by the development hereby approved shall be restored within a period not exceeding 30 months from the date of the cessation, in accordance with details which have first been approved in writing by the Department and which shall include the removal of the 8 camping pods, 7 log cabins and 2 yurts.

Reason: To ensure that the site is restored in the event that the use of the development hereby approved ceases, in order to protect the landscape of the GlenWyllin Conservation Area.

• 12. Before the accommodation units hereby approved are first occupied bird and bat boxes shall be installed on the site in accordance with details which have been approved by the Department. Reason: In the interests of biodiversity.
• 13. Any connections to the public drainage system shall be made in accordance with details approved in advance by the Department. Reason: To ensure proper drainage of the site.

Reason for Approval

The camping use of the site is established and the several components of the development would together have no net harmful impact upon the appearance or character of the Glen Wyllin Conservation Area nor upon the amenity of neighbouring residential property and would also avoid flood risk or harm to ecology or trees and would benefit Manx tourism. The development would thus comply with all relevant policies of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, in particular Environment Policy 35.

Mr A Ralphs Chief Executive Officer Date of Issue: 13th February 2024 In accordance with statute, please be advised that the decision of the Council of Ministers is binding and final.

All parties should note that there is no prescribed right of appeal relevant to the Council’s decision herein and accordingly the only right of challenge is by a petition of doleance brought to the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man. Such doleance proceedings required to be issued promptly and in any event within 3 months.