Decision Notice

Ellis Brown 12 Strathallan Crescent Queens Promenade Douglas IM2 4NR

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 Mancam Limited, Ref 16/00805/B, for the Alterations and erection of extension to provide two apartments for tourist accommodation with associated parking at Deepdale Laxey Launderette / Complex Glen Road Laxey Isle Of Man IM4 7AB 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. Following the demolition of the existing launderette building and prior to the undertaking of any other works, the front boundary wall must be constructed and flood protection measures implemented prior to the construction of the apartments in accordance with drawing 16/2522/02B and retained for use of the future occupiers of the apartments and the adjacent restaurant owner.

REASON: To ensure the construction site is safeguarded against any flooding once the building adjacent to the highway is removed.

• 3. The five windows on the front elevation must be framed either timber or upvc with a sliding sash mechanism and retained as such unless otherwise approved by the Department.. REASON: To aid to preserve the Conservation Area.
• 4. The development hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than for the purpose of short-let holiday accommodation and shall not be used as separate residential dwellinghouses. The accommodation hereby approved shall not be occupied by the same person(s) for a single period or cumulative periods exceeding 28 days in any calendar year.

Reason: To ensure that the development is only used and occupied as short let holiday accommodation and to prevent the creation of an unjustified separate apartment dwellings.

• 5. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling the car parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided and remain free from obstruction thereafter.

Reason: To ensure that the strategic plan car parking standards are met in the interest of highway safety.

This approval relates to drawings referenced; 16-2522-01; 16/2530/01A dated 23rd August 2016; 16/2522/05 dated 1st March 2017; 16/2522/02D dated 29th March 2017 TS-01 RevA dated 1st March 2017 Trade Specifications for 'Envirosystems Aqua Shield' flood defence

Date of Issue: 31st March 2017

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority delegated to them in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

This permission refers only to that required 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 £170);
•  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/

The proposed development must not be commenced until either;

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

Whichever is the later.

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.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any 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

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.