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 Ramsey Golf Links Ltd, Ref 16/01173/B, for the Creation of three new dwellings with associated golf club car park and access alterations/improvements. at Golf Links Brookfield Avenue Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 2AH 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. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling the access road, footways and lighting as shown on Drawing 3 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 3rd April 2017) shall be constructed / installed and retained as such thereafter. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
• 3. For the avoidance of doubt, the arrangement of the access lane as described in Condition 2 shall be as shown on Drawing 3 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 3rd April 2017), and not that as shown on Drawing 2 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 14th October 2016). That approved arrangement shall be retained as such thereafter. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
• 4. Prior to the installation of the lighting mentioned in Condition 2 and as shown on Drawing 3 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 3rd April 2017), details of the lighting proposed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department.

Reason: No detail on the design or strength of this lighting has been provided and to ensure the impact on local amenity is acceptable further information is required.

• 5. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling the garage, car parking and manoeuvring areas as shown on Drawing 3 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 3rd April 2017) 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.
• 6. The tree-planting hereby approved, and as shown on Drawing 3 Rev A (datestamped as having been received 3rd April 2017), shall be undertaken during the first planting season. Reason: In the interest of ensuring a properly landscaped appearance to the site.
• 7. The protection measures and construction methods detailed in the Tree Survey and Report prepared by Manx Roots Tree Management Limited (date-stamped as having been received on 24th November 2016) shall be adhered to in full, subject to the pre-arranged supervision detailed in Section 8 and Appendices 5 and 7 of that Report. Reason: In the interest of ensuring a properly landscaped appearance to the site.
• 8. No tree proposed to be retained (as shown on Drawing 2 Rev A, date-stamped as having been received 14th October 2016) shall be cut down, uprooted, or wilfully destroyed during the development phase and thereafter within 5 years from the completion date, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department. Any tree that is cut down, uprooted, or wilfully destroyed during the development phase shall be replaced with one of similar species and age during the next planting season and in accordance with details to be agreed in advance with the Department. Reason: In the interest of ensuring a properly landscaped appearance to the site.
• 9. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing the proposed sewer diversion shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The diversion works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure appropriate sewer facilities are provided to the dwellings hereby approved and also those existing in the area. Although this is not normally a material planning consideration and other legislation exists to ensure sewers are located in appropriate and safe positions, the potential proximity of the diverted sewers to the existing and nearby dwellings is such as to require further detailed consideration of this matter prior to any related works being undertaken.

• 10. Prior to the occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved, the car parking spaces as shown on Drawing 3 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 3rd April

2017) shall be laid out and retained as such thereafter. Reason: In order to provide sufficient parking spaces for the Golf Club and to avoid the displacement of car parking to nearby highways.

• 11. Prior to the commencement of any of the dwellings hereby approved, samples of all finishes to be used on the dwellings hereby approved must be provided to the Department. The dwellings shall be constructed in accordance with those approved details. Reason: In the interest of the character and appearance of the site.

The development hereby approved relates to Drawings 1 Rev A, 2 Rev A, 4 and 5 (all datestamped as having been received 14th October 2016), to Drawing 14TS022-01 Rev B (datestamped as having been received 26th September 2016 and 14th October 2016), to

Drawing 3 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 3rd April 2017), and also to the Tree Survey And Report (dated 24th November 2016).

Date of Issue: 20th July 2017

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

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