DEC Decision Notice

Haven Homes Ltd The Old Chapel 32-34 Malew Street Castletown IM9 1AF

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Haven Homes Ltd, Ref 20/01230/GB, for the Conversion of existing station to provide museum, tea room and office accommodation with associated parking (amendment to PA 19/01117/GB) (in association with 20/01231/CON) at Railway Station Station Road Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5LF.

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 development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. Prior to the use of the building as approved there shall be a scheme approved in writing by the Department for the prevention of car parking between the car parking shown on the drawings and the platform. This scheme shall also show the details of the picket fencing proposed alongside the platform and around the base of the stair case. The development shall be undertaken in accordance with these details. Reason: to ensure that the works have an acceptable impact on the Registered Buildings.
• 3. The works must be undertaken in accordance with the Bat Survey and mitigation approved in the satisfaction of 19/01117/GB and 19/01118/CON. Reason: to accord with Environment Policy 4 of the Strategic Plan.

This decision relates to drawings 20/25/01, 20/25/02, 20/25/04, 20/25/05, 20/25/06 and 19/06/03A all received on 20th October, 2020.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s)

the application is considered to accord with Strategic Policy 4, Environment Policies 32 and 33, Transport Policies 3 and 7 and Business Policy 7 as well as Planning Policy Statement RB/4 and RB/5.

Date of Issue: 14th December 2020

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it.

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 £285); 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 £100). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must:
•  specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and
•  Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined.

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.