DEC Decision Notice

Exceed Business Services Limited Viking House St Pauls Square Ramsey IM8 1GB

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 Exceed Business Services Limited, Ref 24/00476/B, for the Conversion of former bank (class 1.2) to office (class 2.1) at 11 - 12 St Pauls Square Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1LE .

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. The use hereby approved is for Class 2.1 Office as set out in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019.

Reason: the application has been assessed on this basis as requested in the application content.

This approval relates to the following:

• - Flood risk Assessment
• - Flood Risk
• - Historic Applications
• - Location Plan
• - Planning Statement
• - Utility Searches all date received 25/04/2024. and
• - Plans and photo (existing and proposed) date received 21/06/2024
• - Elevations (existing and proposed) date received 21/06/2024 This decision has been made for the following reasons(s)

The proposed change of use from bank to office (Use Class 2.1) is considered acceptable. The site is designated as mixed use and is capable of accommodating the proposed office use in line with Strategic Policies 1, 2 and 9 and Spatial Policy 2 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016. There are to be no visual or amenity impacts as a result of the proposal meeting with the tests of Strategic Policies 4 and 5, General Policy 2 (b, c, g) and Environment Policy 23, and given the highly sustainable location in the centre of Douglas the proposal poses no highway issues meeting with the tests of General Policy 2 (h and i), Strategic Policy 10 and Transport Policy 1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan (2016). The application is therefore recommended for approval.

Date of Issue: 3rd July 2024

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner 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 £335); 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 £125). 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 (should one have been received) 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.