Decision Notice

Robert Graham & Co The Loop Woodbourne Lane Douglas IM2 3LJ

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 REFUSE an application by Westminster Associates Limited, Ref 18/00890/B, for the Demolition of derelict hotel/guesthouse, construction of new infill building containing basement offices and 9 residential apartments (in association with registered building application 18/00891/CON) at Marina Hotel 47 Loch Promenade Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 2LZ for the following reason(s):

• 1. Insufficient justification has been provided to determine whether the existing building can be retained and therefore the proposal would be contrary to Environment Policy 39 and Section 7.32 Demolition in Conservation Areas of the Isle of Man Strategic Policy and Policy RB/6 and CA/6 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01 Policy and Guidance Notes for the Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man.
• 2. Although the replacement of the existing roof structure with a less harmful design has been noted, this is not considered to outweigh the replacement of a significant amount of the historical fabric of the existing building and therefore would not preserve or enhance the quality of the Conservation Area and would therefore be contrary to Environment Policy 35.

Date of Issue: 3rd December 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.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Whilst a copy of the Officer’s report is included alongside this notice, any wider correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now 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

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.