Decision Notice

Hopes & Dreams Limited 91 Woodbourne Road Douglas IM2 3AW

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 Hopes & Dreams Limited, Ref 17/00320/C, for the Temporary change of use from light industrial to an out of school care facility for a period of two years at Unit 2 Block D Eden Business Park Douglas Isle Of Man IM4 2AY subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any) :

• 1. The use of Unit D2 and the associated parking as shown on Dwg.01 (date-stamped as having been received 21st March 2017) for the use hereby approved shall permanently cease two years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: The planning history of the site is such that any permanent loss of any of the Eden Park units from either light industrial or research and development uses would be contrary to the exceptional circumstances that resulted in those units' approval for those uses on land not zoned for any particular purpose.

• 2. The use of Unit D2 and the associated parking as shown on Dwg.01 (date-stamped as having been received 21st March 2017) for the use hereby shall only be for the benefit of Hopes and Dreams Limited t/a The Buzz and in accordance with the details set out in the information from the applicant dated as having been received 21st March 2017, 22nd March 2017, and 27th April 2017.

Reason: The development hereby approved is only acceptable in this location because of the special circumstances of the applicant. The development hereby approved relates to Drwg 01, 02 and 03, all date-stamped as having been received 21st March 2017. Date of Issue: 9th May 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.