91392 — 23/00394/B | Planning Portal IoM | Isle of Man Planning Portal

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Department of Environment Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 MP Associates Ltd Mr Mark Pearce 12 Strathallan Crescent Douglas IM2 4NR 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 Mr Mark Pearce, Ref 23/00394/B, for the Retrospective approval for the installation of glass balustrade to flat roof area for the purposes of maintenance and repair only and additional car parking at Retail Unit Crosby Meadows Main Road Crosby IM4 2EE . 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. Within three months of the date that this planning permission takes effect, the existing first-floor doorway on the south-eastern elevation of the building providing access to the balcony shall be replaced with a fire door that fully complies with the requirements of Building Regulations 2014 and subsequent amendments. The door shall be non-opening from the outside on the balcony. Reason: To ensure an appropriate means of escape from the building in the case of fire, and to restrict access to the balcony from customers of the commercial unit. 2. For the avoidance of doubt, the first-floor balcony area hereby permitted as shown on drawing 16/2576/105N shall be restricted to the use of maintenance and repair activities associated with the building only, and shall at no time be accessible to customers of the commercial unit. This restriction shall remain in force in perpetuity. Reason: To ensure that the amenities of residential properties are sufficiently safeguarded. This approval relates to the following drawings referenced; 16/2576/705 and 16/2576/105N, received 29.03.23. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The development is considered to be acceptable insofar as it does not pose a detrimental impact upon the character and appearance of the locality, whilst ensuring that the amenity of surrounding residential properties would be sufficiently safeguarded, subject to the attachment of appropriately worded conditions restricting its use. The development is deemed compliant with General Policy 2 (b), (c) & (g) of the Strategic Plan (2016).

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Department of Environment Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 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.