DEC Decision Notice

Cornerstone Architects 79 Parliament Street Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1AQ

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 Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Mr & Mrs Joe & Sian Bromley, Ref 23/00317/B, for the Erection of detached workshop and installation of gated access to rear boundary at Cronkbane 5 Baldrine Park Baldrine Isle Of Man IM4 6DE .

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

• 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. No development shall commence on site until a landscaping plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The landscaping plan shall contain details of any planting to be undertaken within the gap at the centre of the existing hedging on the rear site boundary.

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and shall be retained as such thereafter unless changes to the landscaping have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Any additional removal must be compensated for by replacement planting in accordance with details which have first been approved in writing by the Department.

No Wildlife Act 1990 Schedule 8 non-native invasive plant species are to be planted on site. Reason: In the interests of protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of the environment.

• 3. Within three months of the development commencing, plans should be submitted to Planning for written approval containing details of bird boxes to be installed at the site.

The development hereby approved shall not be occupied/brought into use unless the bird boxes have been installed/constructed in accordance with details submitted.

The bird boxes shall be retained thereafter. Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the ecological species existing on the site.

• 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development shall be undertaken under the following classes of Schedule 1 of the Order at any time:

• Class 14 - Extension of dwellinghouse
• Class 15 - Garden sheds and summer-houses
• Class 16 - Fences, walls and gates
• Class 17 - Private garages and car ports Reason: To control future development on the site.

This decision relates to the documents and plans received 18 Mar 2023, and Agent Correspondence received 11 August 2023.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) Overall, it is considered that the proposals do not have a detrimental impact upon the character of the existing dwelling or locality within which it is located, with the proposal considered to conform to the basis of General Policy 2, Strategic Policy 3 (b), and Environment Policy 42. No adverse impact has been identified as likely with respect of the impacts on neighbouring or public amenity, and highway safety such that the proposal is considered to comply with the Strategic Plan, and the principles promoted by the Residential Design Guide 2021.

Date of Issue: 29th August 2023

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them.

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.

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

•  Any appeal has been concluded; or
•  21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

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 £335); 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 £125). 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 (should one have been received) 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.