Decision Notice

Ramsey Town Commissioners Town Hall Parliament Square Ramsey IM8 1RT

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 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 Ramsey Town Commissioners, Ref 17/01293/A, for the Approval in principle for the erection of a community sport hall at Land Adj To Vollan Pumping Station Mooragh Park Ramsey Isle Of Man subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any) :

• 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun either before the expiration of four years from the date of this approval or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters.

Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013.

• 2. Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Department before the expiration of two years from the date of this approval and thereafter the development shall only be carried out in accordance with the details as approved. Reason: To avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
• 3. Approval of the details of siting, design, external appearance of the building[s], internal layout, means of access, landscaping of the site (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Department in writing before any development is commenced.

Reason: To comply with the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No2) Order 2013.

• 4. Notwithstanding Condition 3 the Reserved Matters application is required to include a full detailed lighting plan to ensure the nearby Dark Skies Designated Site would not be adversely affected by any lighting associated with this development.

Reason: To ensure an appropriate design and level of lighting would not adversely affect the nearby Dark Skies Designated Site

• 5. Notwithstanding Condition 3, the Reserved Matters application is required to provide an ecological survey of the site to establish whether any species of plants identified by the

Senior Biodiversity Officer exist on the site, and if found how they will be eradicated from the site.

Reason: To provide adequate safeguards to prevent the spreading of these species to the wider environment.

• 6. Any Reserved Matters application is required to provide additional information in relation to the proposed access, parking arrangements and the potential highway impact of the vehicular trip generation associated with this proposal. The applicants are recommended to contact DOI Highway Services to discuss the required information before making any Reserved Matters application. Reason: In the interests of highway safety/parking provision

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings reference numbers 1 REV C, 2 REV B and 3 received on 14th December 2017 and 21st February 2018.

Date of Issue: 2nd March 2018

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

This permission refers only to that required under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.

Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

•  Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £175);
•  The reasons for making the appeal; and
•  An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

No development may be undertaken until such time as the relevant reserved matters have been approved by the Planning Authority.

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom

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.