DEC Decision Notice

Horncastle Thomas 20 Athol Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1JA

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Registered Buildings) Regulations 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 Mr & Mrs Thomas Hampden & Lara Elizabeth Inskip, Ref 21/01458/CON, for the Registered Building consent for alterations including the installation of 2 new rooflights and internal alterations (in association with PA 21/01457/GB) RB.269 at Lorne House Douglas Street Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1AZ .

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

• 1. The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent.

Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.

• 2. Roof Light Details: Requires the submission of roof light details Details of the proposed roof lights, i.e. type and size, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department prior to their installation. The new roof lights shall be of a design which, when installed, shall not project forward of the general roof surface (and shall have a surround of a dark, matt finish). The roof lights shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and maintained as such thereafter. Reason: to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building
• 3. Registered Building Making Good Any damage to the registered building during the course of the works hereby approved shall be made good upon completion of said works. All making good works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and thereafter implemented within time period to be agreed with the Department. Reason: to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building
• 4. Compliance with Submitted Mitigation Scheme

The development hereby approved shall be carried out in strict accordance with the submitted Building Investigation Report by Katie Watson Consulting dated 29.01.22 to provide appropriate mitigation for bats. The identified measures within the report shall be adhered to and implemented in full and maintained thereafter. Reason: To safeguard a statutorily protected species

This decision relates to the following:

• 01 LOCATION PLAN
• 02 SITE PLAN o AS EXISTING
• 03 GROUND FLOOR PLAN o AS EXISTING
• 04 FIRST FLOOR PLAN o AS EXISTING
• 05 ELEVATIONS o AS EXISTING
• 06 ELEVATIONS o AS EXISTING
• 07 SECTIONS o AS EXISTING
• 08 PLANNING STATEMENT 01
• 09 PLANNING STATEMENT 02
• 10 PLANNING STATEMENT 03
• 11 PLANNING STATEMENT 04
• 12 PLANNING STATEMENT 05
• 13 PLANNING STATEMENT 06
• 14 SITE PLAN o AS PROPOSED
• 15 PLAN o GROUND FLOOR o AS PROPOSED
• 16A PLAN o FIRST FLOOR o AS PROPOSED
• 17 ELEVATIONS o AS PROPOSED
• 18 ELEVATIONS o AS PROPOSED
• 19A SECTIONS o AS PROPOSED Planning Statement by Sarah Corlett Town Planning Building Inspection Report by Katie Watson Consulting dated 29.01.22 And all information all received on 02.12.21 and 13.01.22

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposals are considered to be in accordance with the Strategic Plan policies, Policies RB/3 AND RB/5 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01 and are acceptable.

Date of Issue: 18th February 2022

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.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

•  Any appeal has been concluded; or
•  21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

•  the grounds for making the appeal;
•  payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £295); and
•  if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £110).

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.

An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal

If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. 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.