DEC Decision Notice

Modus Architects 5 Parliament Square Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LA

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 Department Of Infrastructure, Ref 19/00023/B, for the Alterations in connection with conversion of existing storage area to open plan office space, installation of mezzanine floor to provide additional office space, formation of window and door openings, provision of external fire escape and entrance canopy and partial demolition of redundant rear building to create additional parking and pedestrian access at Stores And Workshops Hills Meadow Industrial Estate Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 5EA 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. The proposed parking layout shall be provided prior to occupation of the development and permanently retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In the interests of the safety of site users and overall highway safety in accordance with General Policy 2 and Transport Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

• 3. Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, flood resilience measures shall be implemented in accordance with details which have first been approved by Manx Utilities (Flooding) Reason: The proposal is located within an area identified as being at risk of flooding.
• 4. The site as a whole, including the office space hereby approved, and the adjoining warehousing and industrial space to which it is linked, shall remain occupied by a single occupant at all times.

Reason: To prevent a future separation of the site or further demand for office space in an industrial area.

This permission relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 10th January 2019:

• o 1611_002_A Existing Plans
• o 1611_003_A Existing Elevations
• o 1611_004_A Existing Sections
• o 1611_005_A Demolition & Strip Out
• o 1611_006_A Proposed Ground Floor Plan
• o 1611_008_A Proposed Elevations
• o 1611_009_A Proposed Sections
• o Curtins Consulting Drawing 69966-CUR-02-XX-DR-S-(26)001-D1 And 1611-001 Rev B date stamped received on 11.03.19.

Date of Issue: 16th April 2019

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner 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.