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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 BB Consulting Engineers Limited 10 Myrtle Street Douglas IM1 1ED 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 Graham Allott, Ref 20/00158/B, for the Installation of a retaining wall at St Judes Lodge Old Laxey Hill Laxey Isle Of Man IM4 7BZ. 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. This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 11th February 2020: o Drawing No. 18-036 01 - Site Plan o Drawing No. 18-036 10 - Gabion Retaining Wall Plan, Section & 3D vis o Planning Statement This approval also relates to an email received on the 7th April 2020 which has details of the railings proposed. NOTE Please be aware that any vegetation removal needed to facilitate the development of the retaining wall should be limited to what is required to erect the retaining wall and any other vegetation on site should be protected during the work. Should any vegetation to be cut or moved it should be retained and placed alongside a hedge if possible, as the vegetation could contain Dark Bush Crickets eggs for the next generation. This is to assist in protecting the Dark Bush Crickets which are a Schedule 5 species, protected under the Wildlife Act 1990. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s)

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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 The works comply with General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 of the Strategic Plan and CA/2 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01. Date of Issue: 16th April 2020 Director of Planning and Building Control

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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 £276); 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 £100). 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 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.