Planning Refusal Notice

Town and Country Planning Act 1999

Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005

Cornerstone Architects 79 Parliament Street Ramsey IM8 1AQ

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the PLANNING COMMITTEE of the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the following application made on behalf of:

Name: Migrah Foxdale Ltd Proposal: Residential layout for 16 plots including 3 plots for affordable housing with associated roads and sewers at: land adjacent to Lily Bank Foxdale Isle of Man

which was considered on 15 December 2006, for the reasons set out below.

Date of Issue: 19 December, 2006 Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Secretary Planning Committee (Signature: M. Foxdale)

Reasons For Refusal:

1. The proposal fails to meet the requirements of the Tynwald resolution in relation to the provision of affordable dwellings within the development and is not considered to have provided sufficient justification to override the now established policy.

1. It is considered that the proposal is contrary to the provisions of the adopted Foxdale Local Plan in that the development does not adequately address the treatment of the Scheduled Ancient Monument on the site in terms of visual impact nor possible contamination within and surrounding the mound and does not include details relating to the integration of the development within the village in terms of landscaping and visual impact.

1. The road layout within the development, in relation to Plots 6 – 12 is considered to be contrary to the guidance contained within Manx Roads

This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005.

The decision contained in this notice does not become final until either;

• The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
• Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

Any appeal against this decision must be in writing and must be received by this Department within 21 days of the date of this notice.

A form and guidance notes are available from either the Planning Office, Tel 685950, or to down load from the Department’s website www.gov.im/dlge/planning/plan

You should note that a copy of the Officer’s report which led to the decision being made, along with any correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection at the Department.