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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 Mr K Graham 21 Alberta Drive Onchan Isle Of Man IM3 1LT 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 St Johns Steel Services, Ref 20/00958/B, for the Erection of a detached building to provide staff facilities at St Johns Steel Services Mines Road Foxdale Isle Of Man IM4 3EX for the following reason(s): 1. Insofar as the plans are understood (that the proposed container is to replace the existing shed which is on the site but not shown in the plans), the addition of a metal container at the front of the site alongside a main public highway, where it would be visible from behind the existing stone boundary wall which is not a consistent height and in poor repair, would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of this site, whose poor appearance is noted in the Local Plan and where a higher quality of built structure is warranted. The proposed development would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area, contrary to General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan Date of Issue: 8th October 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 the Head of Development Management 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.