DEC Decision Notice
Stephen Christian & Son's Ltd Fuchsia Cottage Barregarrow Kirk Michael Isle Of Man IM6 1AX
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 Stephen Christian & Son's Ltd, Ref 20/00724/B, for the Change of use to civil engineering storage compound at Land At Cronk Grianagh Strang Douglas Isle Of Man for the following reason(s):
- 1. The site is not designated for the proposed development on the Braddan Local Plan 1991 which is the extant development plan for this area. As such, the development would be contrary to General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan.
- 2. The proposed open air storage compound would be contrary to the Braddan Local Plan 1991 and the Draft Area Plan for the East in that insufficient justification has been submitted to support the introduction of a storage compound into an area designated for Predominantly Residential use.
- 3. There is insufficient information within the application in the form of an Environmental Impact Statement to demonstrate that there would be no detrimental impacts resulting from the proposed use of the site as a construction yard on the site and surrounding residential area. Accordingly, it is considered the proposal would be contrary to Environment Policy 22 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
Date of Issue: 25th September 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.
