Decision Notice

Penketh - Millar 23 West Quay Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1DL

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

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 Julian Edwards, Ref 18/00781/B, for the Erection of a detached toilet block to be used in association with the existing Lezayre Church at Field 132150 Land Adjacent To Lezayre Church Churchtown Ramsey Isle Of Man subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any):

• 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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. The toilet block hereby approved shall not be occupied or used at any time other than for purposes incidental to the use of the Kirk Christ Lezayre Parochial Church (Registered Building No.138) as identified on the approved plan. Reason: To ensure proper control of the development site.
• 3. The roof of the toilet block hereby approved shall be finished in natural slate and retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of the character and appearance of the building and site in general, acknowledging its proximity to a Registered Building.

• 4. The door of the toilet block hereby approved shall be constructed of natural timber and retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of the character and appearance of the building and site in general, acknowledging its proximity to a Registered Building.

• 5. All existing trees shall be retained, unless shown on the approved drawings as being removed. Any retained tree(s), which within five years of the approved development being completed, dies, is removed or becomes seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced by a similar species, of a size to be first approved in writing by the Department, during the next planting season or in accordance with a programme of replacement to be agreed in writing with the Department.

• Reason: To safeguard the appearance of the development and the surrounding area.
• 6. The protection measures and construction methods detailed in the report prepared by Manx Roots Tree Management, submitted in support of the application, shall be adhered to in full. Reason: To safeguard the appearance of the development and the surrounding area.
• 7. The implementation of protective measures described in condition (6) shall be supervised by a suitably qualified and experienced tree specialist throughout the development. This condition may only be fully discharged on completion of the development, subject to satisfactory written evidence of contemporaneous supervision and monitoring of the tree protection throughout construction Reason: To safeguard the appearance of the development and the surrounding area.

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings reference numbers 1 B, 2 and 1803K 01 all received on 25th July 2018.

Date of Issue: 18th September 2018

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it.

All correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom This decision refers only to that applied for under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.

Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

•  Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £175);
•  The reasons for making the appeal; and
•  An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.

PleasenotethatifthecountercopyoftheapplicationisnotcollectedwithinTHIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyedwithoutfurthernotice.