Decision Notice

BRW Architectural Beaconsfield Cottage Richmond Hill Braddan Isle Of Man IM4 1JG

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 Manx Metals 1983 Ltd, Ref 17/00202/B, for the Erection of 8 light industrial units at Units A - H Former Manx Metals Site Balthane Industrial Estate Ballasalla 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. On breaking through any concrete, a sample of the soil shall be taken and tested to ensure that there is no risk of harm before works continue. Prior to the commencement of works, the applicant shall have approved by the Department a method or process for this including timescales and identification of the appropriate authority together with proposed mitigation should any harmful material be found. Reason: to comply with Environment Policy 26.
• 3. Prior to any other construction, the access shown on drawing 16/42/01 dated Dec 2016 shall be constructed and maintained thereafter. Reason: In the interest of highway safety
• 4. Prior to the occupation of any building, 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

• 5. Prior to the application of any external cladding, the colour of this must be approved by the Department and the colour retained as such thereafter.

• Reason: no colour of the external materials has been specified in the application and to ensure that the building is sympathetic to its surroundings.
• 6. No additional internal floorspace may be introduced without the benefit of planning approval.

Reason: the parking ratio has been calculated on the basis of floor area and the introduction of additional floor area could increase the requirement for car parking spaces which may not be able to be provided.

This approval relates to drawings 16/42/01 and 16/42/02 both received on 22nd February, 2017.

Date of Issue: 7th December 2017

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Head of Development Management 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 £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/

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.