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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 Eskdale Apartments Ltd Drayton Lodge Oatlands Road Andreas Isle Of Man IM7 4ER 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 Eskdale Apartments Ltd, Ref 20/01227/C, for the Change of use from tourist accommodation to residential accommodation at Apartment 1 And 2 Eskdale Apartments Queens Drive West Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 2JD for the following reason(s): 1. In terms of its layout and design the proposed development fails to ensure that the new basement flats will have a pleasant clear outlook, particularly from the principal rooms. The proposed layout and design would ensure that the outlook, light and amenities available to the proposed flats contained in the basement would be unsatisfactory and as such the proposal would be contrary to General Policy 2 (g & h) and Housing Policy 17 (b) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 2. The proposal would result in the loss of two tourist units for which a need has previously been argued, accepted and subsequently proven. The tourist units at Apartment 1 and 2 Eskdale were granted approval as an exception to policy on the basis that the impact of the poor living environment on occupants would be minimized by the infrequent use of the units by tourists. The planning application fails to demonstrate how circumstances have changed to the extent that there is no longer a need for tourist purposes, and that the apartments should be used as residential accommodation. Date of Issue: 22nd December 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. 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.