Approval in Principle Decision Notice

Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982

Office Of Architecture<br>Department Of Local Government \& Environment<br>Murray House<br>Mount Havelock<br>Douglas<br>IM1 2SF

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby APPROVE the application made by you on behalf of: Department Of Agriculture, Fisheries And Forestry

Proposal: Approval in principle for the development of offices to consolidate accommodation for DAFF, with associated car parking and landscaping, land adjacent to at: DAFF Forestry, Amenity And Lands DivisionOffice Foxdale Road St. Johns Douglas

Which was considered on 18 June 2004, subject to compliance with the conditions specified on the attached schedule.

Date of Issue: 26 June, 2004

Murray House <br> Mount Havelock <br> Douglas <br> Isle of Man

Note 1: This permission refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment, bylaw, order or regulation.

Note 2: No works may be commenced until such time as -

• the time for requesting a review of the initial decision has expired; or
• any review of the initial decision has been completed; or
• the time for requesting an appeal in relation to the decision has expired; or
• any appeal has been completed.

Note 3: Rights of the review of the decision are attached.

Schedule Of Conditions

Application Ref No: 04/00682/A

1. This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
2. This approval relates to the erection of a building no greater in height than 2 storeys for use as office accommodation.
3. The reserved matters application must demonstrate that the siting of the building and the car parking areas will not cause undue harm the existing trees on the site.
4. The reserved matters application must include a full landscaping scheme which shows all existing trees and vegetation including species and canopy spread. The scheme must show proposals to landscape the proposed car parking areas and a landscaped belt must be retained and strengthened along the boundary with 'Westwold'.
5. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwellings, 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.
6. The existing site access must be utilised as part of this development
7. The reserved matters application must include a drawing showing the parking spaces for staff and visitors marked out.
8. No water or contaminants from the site shall be permitted to flow or be tracked by vehicle wheels on to the highway.

NOTE The design and position of the proposed parking areas and new building must have regard to the outlook from and privacy of the residents of 'Westwold'.

NOTE The applicant is advised to discuss all matters of highway safety including the provision of sight splays with the Highways Division.

NOTE The applicant's attention is drawn to the evidence submitted by the owners of 'Claireville', Station Road, St Johns which states that part of the defined site to the north west of 'Westwold' is in their ownership.

NOTE In the preparation of the reserved matters application consideration must be given to the ways in which the future public use of the Glen can be encouraged and facilitated.

This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 of the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982.