DEC Decision Notice

Cornerstone Architects Ltd 79 Parliament Street Ramsey

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 Heron & Brearley Ltd, Ref 23/00067/CON, for the Demolition of previous extensions and erection of new replacement extension In association with application PA 23/00066/B at Britannia Hotel Waterloo Road Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1DR.

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. The Development shall not commence until a programme of historic building recording in accordance with Level Two as set out in Historic England's document 'Understanding Historic Buildings: A guide to good recording practice' has been undertaken, submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter the information will be placed on the Isle of Man Historic Environment Record and available for public view.

Reason: To ensure the matters of historical importance associated with the building/site that will be lost in the course of works are properly recorded and available for public view.

• 3. Within two months of this decision becoming final, a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs and the proposed doors and windows shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.

The decision relates to the documents and plans received 23 January 2023, and additional documents received 24 August 2023.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal meets the statutory tests within Section 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, as the character of the conservation area is being preserved. It is also judged that the application meets the tests of strategic policy 4 and environment policy 35 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 as the proposed conservation area is being protected and preserved.

Date of Issue: 10th April 2024

J CHANCE 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 £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).

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.