Decision Notice

GCA Architects Carmodil Beg Studio Glen Road Ballaugh Isle Of Man IM7 5JD

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 IOM Goats, Ref 17/00678/B, for the Alterations, erection of a facility for the rearing / husbandry of goats with associated dairy, butchery, cafe, farm shop and visitor centre along with parking, access alterations and landscaping at Field 234267 High Tilt Farm Douglas Road Kirk Michael 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. Prior to the building hereby approved coming into use, the parking and manoeuvring areas and new access / egress track shall be laid out as shown on approved Drawing 22 (date-stamped as having been received 26th June 2017), and retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of ensuring sufficient parking and manoeuvring within the application site.

• 3. Prior to the commencement of the construction of the building hereby approved, the site access as approved to be amended shall be carried out as shown on approved Drawing 25 (date-stamped as having been received 26th June 2017), and retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of ensuring sufficient parking and manoeuvring within the application site.

• 4. The farm shop and café and butchery and dairy hereby approved shall be for the benefit of High Tilt Farm only and shall not be run independently of the farm.

Reason: To prevent the undesirable establishment of a more general retail use in this countryside location.

• 5. The L-shaped area of the farm shop / café shall be as shown on approved Drawing 20 (date-stamped as having been received 26th June 2017), unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing with the Department.

Reason: To prevent the undesirable establishment of a more general retail use in this countryside location.

• 6. The goods sold from the farm shop hereby approved shall be sourced from produce solely grown or produced on the Isle of Man and seafood products caught off the Isle of Man or processed here and ancillary and / or complementary items to the use of the building as a farm shop.

Reason: The part of the building shown as farm shop shall not be used for any other purpose within Class 1 of Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification).

• 7. Prior to the building hereby approved coming into use, the footpath as shown on approved plans shall be provided. Reason: In the interests of pedestrian safety and promoting active travel.
• 8. The car parking as shown on the approved plans shall be solely for the purposes of accommodating staff and visitors to the centre. The spaces shall remain free from obstruction while the building hereby approved is in use. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

The development hereby approved relates to Drawings 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 and the Design and Access Statement (all date-stamped as having been received 26th June 2017), and also to Drawings 26.6 and 26.3 Rev A (both date-stamped as having been received 24th October 2017).

Date of Issue: 14th November 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 £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.