DEC Decision Notice

Comis Holdings Ltd Comis Mount Murray Golf Club Santon IM4 2HT

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 Comis Holdings Ltd, Ref 19/01376/B, for the Change of use of agricultural land to driving range and the erection of new driving range building, and the change of use of existing driving range land back to agricultural use including the demolition of existing driving range building at Part Field 510218 Comis Mount Murray Golf Club Santon Isle Of Man .

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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. Prior to the coming into use of the approved driving range the existing driving range shall be returned to agricultural use in accordance with drawing number DR-190131-02 Rev A and all associated driving range buildings, structures and paraphernalia removed and the ground returned to grass in accordance with drawing number DR-1901310-10.

Reason: The application has been assessed on a one for one basis only and in the interest of visual amenity.

• 3. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details (drawing numbers DR 180424-02 and DR-1901310-10) must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the first coming into use of the approved facility, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

• Reason: the landscaping of the site is an integral part of the scheme and must be implemented as approved.
• 4. There shall be no external lighting installed at the site.

Reason: The application did not including any external lighting or a lighting scheme and therefore no assessment has been undertaken in this respect. Any external lighting would need to be considered as part of a separate planning application.

This approval relates to drawing numbers DR-171101-6A Rev A, DR-1901310-03, DR190131-01 Rev A and DR-190131-02 Rev A all date stamped and received 03/12/2019, Drawing number DR-1901310-10 and supporting statement received 17/12/2019, and drawing number DR 180424-01 and DR 180424-02 both date stamped and received 06/04/2020 and the Environmental Statement dated May, 2020 and received 21/05/20.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal does not strictly accord with General Policy 3, however the one for one replacement of the driving range is considered to result in an overall net gain of agricultural land and to have an negligible environmental impact on the countryside beyond the existing driving range and by reason of its siting and landscaping is considered to have an acceptable impact on both the visual and amenity aspects of the surrounding countryside. The application is considered to comply with Environment Policies 1, 3 and 24, and the principal values of General Policy 2.

Date of Issue: 17th July 2020

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 £285); and

election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry(a hearing) or by means of written representation. 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 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.