DEC Decision Notice

Fraser Reid Design Limited Flat 2 10 Falcon Cliff Court Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4AQ

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 Miss Charlotte Ronan & Mr Daniel Reid, Ref 23/00702/B, for the Proposed extensions and alterations to existing dwelling at Ballaglea Farm Ballamodha Straight Ballamodha Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 3AZ .

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 commencement of the development on site including any works of demolition, hereby approved, a schedule of materials including finishes for the external walls and roofs, external door and window frames; external doors and windows; and, guttering and rainwater goods; shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details, with the approved finishes and materials being retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.

Reason: To ensure that high quality materials are used for the replacement dwelling to preserve the character of the site and impart a high quality finish in the interests of visual amenity.

This approval relates to:

• Drawing No. PL01 Rev 01 - Site Location Plan - scale 1:3,000 - date stamped received and dated 12 September, 2023;

• Drawing No. PL02 Rev. 01- Site Plan - scale 1:500 - date stamped received and dated 12 September, 2023;
• Drawing No. PL03 - Proposed Floor Plans; Roof Plan; Section and Elevations;
• Drawing No. PL04 - Proposed Site Plan - scale 1:200; and, Proposed East Elevation - scale 1:200; and other documents - all date stamped and received 15th June, 2023.

NOTE FOR YOUR INFORMATION Please be aware that a ban on the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in any new building(s) and or extension(s), will come into force on 1st January 2025.

You therefore are encouraged to ensure that your proposed development includes alternatives to fossil fuel heating systems if you believe that such works will not be completed by that date.

To this end, if you propose an alternative, such as air source or ground source heat pump(s), or any other heating system that would require planning approval, the details of this should be addressed now. This may require you to resubmit your planning application to accommodate the alternative permitted heating system proposed.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) Overall it is concluded that the planning application accords with the provisions set out in General Policy 2, Housing Policy 15, Environment Policy 1 and Environment Policy 22 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Date of Issue: 19th September 2023

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). 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.