DEC Decision Notice

Mrs Julia Diggines Glebe Farm Main Road Kirk Michael IM6 2HD

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 subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Mrs Julia Diggines, Ref 20/00175/B, for the Change of use of land to create a camp site, creation of hard standing for camping vehicles with associated electric hook up points, installation of cladding to and relocation of existing toilet / wash facilities and erection of an attached motorcycle shelter, relocation of a wooden structure to provide a café and social area and construction of decking at Fields 234227 & 234228 Glebe Farm Main Road Kirk Michael Isle Of Man for the following reason(s):

• 1. No information has been provided to demonstrate that there are no other reasonably acceptable alternative sites or that there is an overriding national need for a campsite of this standard in this specific location. The proposal would result in an unacceptable and unwarranted loss of agricultural land without suitable justification contrary to Environment Policy 1 and General Policy 3 which seek to protect the countryside for its own sake and would present a substandard facility contrary to the principles of the Department for Enterprise IOM Destination Management Plan 2016-2020 and Non-Serviced Accommodation Futures Study (March 2017).
• 2. The development would result in a significant culmination and spread of camping items, campervans and vehicles on land which is not designated for development and which would adversely impact the visual appearance of the site, the countryside and the surrounding AHLV contrary to Environment Policy 2.
• 3. The development would result in a significant culmination and spread of camping items, campervans and vehicles on land which is not designated for development and which would adversely impact the visual appearance of the site and detracting from the historic and architectural quality of the adjacent and surrounding Conservation Area contrary to Environment Policy 35.
• 4. It has not been fully demonstrated that the proposal and the expected increase in traffic at the site can be suitably accommodated without detriment or harm to the highway safety of the area contrary to Transport Policy 4.
• 5. By reason of the unacceptable loss of an agricultural site without overriding need or alternatives being demonstrated, the subsequent adverse visual impacts on the immediate

surrounding environment and the lack of evidence to truly demonstrate highway safety the proposal is contrary to Strategic Policy 8.

Date of Issue: 22nd June 2020

Director of Planning and Building Control

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.

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 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.