DEC Decision Notice

Sulby Methodist Church Council Argyll St Judes Road Sulby Isle Of Man IM7 2ET

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) 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 Sulby Methodist Church Council, Ref 23/01182/D, for the Erection of a freestanding notice board at Sulby Methodist Church Main Road Sulby Isle Of Man IM7 2HP .

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 advertisement(s) hereby granted consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

Reason: To avoid the accumulation of unimplemented advertisement consents. This decision relates to drawing 1815:01, together with the proposed sign details and other supporting information received on 3.10.2023. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application is in accordance with section 16 of the Town and Country Act 1999 as the setting of the registered building is being preserved. The application is also judged to meet the tests of planning policy statement 1/01 as well as general policy 2 and strategic policy 4 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 as the setting of the registered building is being protected, and the character of the surrounding area is being respected. Whilst non-traditional materials are proposed for the signage, the proposal is judged to be acceptable in this instance as the design is sympathetic and appropriate to the building and locality. The application deemed to be acceptable.

Date of Issue: 20th November 2023

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Head of Development Management 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).

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.