DEC Decision Notice

Rural Business Consultancy Mr C Kneale Ballachristory Jurby East IM7 3HD

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 subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Mr Robert Watterson, Ref 20/00995/A, for the Approval in principle for the erection of an agricultural workers dwelling at Field 433139 Scarlett Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1TB for the following reason(s):

• 1. There is insufficient agricultural justification for the siting of a dwelling to outweigh the presumption against development here or which seeks to over-ride the level of harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, as such the proposed development fails to comply with General Policy 3a and Housing Policy 7 of The Isle of Man Strategic Plan which aim at protecting the countryside for its own sake.
• 2. The siting of the building is in an isolated location which would result in any dwelling appearing visually intrusive within the landscape which would be contrary to Environment Policy 1, Housing Policy 9 and Environment Policy 15 of The Isle of Man Strategic Plan.

Date of Issue: 18th March 2021

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 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 led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

•  the grounds for making the appeal;
•  payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £285); and if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £100).

Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must:

•  specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and
•  Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance.

If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined.

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.

An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal

If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, 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.