DEC Decision Notice

Architecture In Mann 80 Bucks Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 3AF

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 Heron & Brearley Ltd, Ref 18/01100/GB, for the Installation of a boiler flue, window alteration and replacement of existing kitchen flue (retrospective) (in association with 18/01101/CON) at The George Hotel The Parade Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LG subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any):

• 1. Within 2 months of the decision becoming final the stainless steel kitchen flue (installed in W20 on drawing number 03 date stamped 22/10/2018) hereby approved must be painted in a colour matching the painted render of the part of the building to which it is fixed, or an alternative colour otherwise approved in writing by the Department, and retained as such thereafter. Reason: To help mitigate the visual impact of the flue.
• 2. Should the kitchen flue (W20) hereby permitted no longer be required, within 6 months of this date, the flue should be removed and the original window be reinstated, unless otherwise approved by the Department.

Reason: to safeguard the architectural interest of the Registered Building and to avoid the accumulation of unnecessary flues, and as the flue is only considered acceptable in the current circumstances and to facilitate the continued use of building.

• 3. Should the boiler flue hereby permitted no longer be required, within 6 months of this date, the flue should be removed and the roof returned to its original state and in materials matching the existing roof and retained as such thereafter.

Reason: To avoid the unnecessary accumulation of flues on the building and in the interest of visual amenity.

• 4. Within 6 months of the use of the boiler ceasing the boiler room louvre (W19 on drawing number 03 date stamped received 22/10/2018) hereby approved must be removed and the original window be reinstated, unless otherwise approved by the Department.

Reason: to safeguard the architectural interest of the Registered Building and that the louvre is only considered acceptable in the current circumstances to facilitate the continued use of building.

This approval relates to drawing number 03 date stamped and received 22/10/2018. Notwithstanding the detail and annotation for fencing this approval also relates to drawing number 01 date stamped and received 22/10/2018. This approval relates to email received dated 22/10/2018 This approval relates to additional information received from the agent date stamped and received 20/02/2019.

Date of Issue: 16th April 2019

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.

All correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is 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 This decision refers only to that applied for 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 current Fees Order;
•  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/

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.

PleasenotethatifthecountercopyoftheapplicationisnotcollectedwithinTHIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyedwithoutfurthernotice.