Decision Notice

McGarrigle Architects Ltd 19 Mount Havelock Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 2QG

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by The International Centre For Technology Ltd, Ref 16/00865/B, for the Demolition of existing swimming pool building and out-buildings and erection of a multipurpose building with associated soft and hard landscaping at Former Swimming Pool Site The Nunnery Old Castletown Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 1QB subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any) :

• 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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. The accommodation hereby approved may not be operational until such times as there are in place 95 additional parking spaces within the site, either in accordance with the scheme proposed under PA 16/00678/B or an alternative scheme.

Reason: To ensure that there are available to users of the site adequate car parking facilities in a convenient location.

• 3. No site clearance, preparatory work or development shall take place until a scheme for the protection of the retained trees (the tree protection plan) and the appropriate working methods (the arboricultural method statement) in accordance with British Standard BS5837:2012: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction - recommendations) has been approved in writing by the Department. The tree protection plan and arboricultural method statement must be implemented in full and be subject to supervision by a suitably qualified tree specialist. This condition may only be fully discharged on completion of the development subject to satisfactory written evidence of contemporaneous supervision and monitoring of the tree protection and construction methods by a suitably qualified tree specialist, being supplied to the Department. The protection measures must be carried out as described and approved. No alterations or variations to the approved tree protection scheme or working methods shall be made without prior written consent of the Department.

Reason: To ensure that those trees which are shown to be retained and which contribute to the character and appearance of the site, are retained in the short and longer term.

• 4. No site clearance, site preparatory work or development shall take place until a landscaping scheme which shows how hard surfaces and changes to existing ground levels will be implemented without having a detrimental impact on existing mature trees has been approved by the Department. The landscaping shall be carried out as described and approved.

Reason: To ensure that the development does not adversely affect existing trees on site which are shown to be retained and which contribute positively to the site.

• 5. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development. Any trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials that have been planted as part of the landscaping scheme approved under condition 4 which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

Reason: Landscaping is an integral part of the site and key to the success of its development.

• 6. Prior to the application of any stonework, there must be approved by the Department a sample panel of the stone and jointing to be used in the finish of the building.

Reason: To ensure that the proposed building sits comfortably between the two adjacent buildings of interest.

Note: The applicant is recommended to re-use existing stone resulting from demolition on site, where this is practicable.

• 7. Prior to the use of any external cladding, the colour of the cladding must be approved by the Department and the cladding installed in accordance with that decision.

Reason - to ensure that the cladding is sympathetic to its context and in particular to the two historically important buildings on either side.

This decision relates to drawings P-01, P-02, P-03, P-04, P-05, P-06, P-07, P-08, P-09, P-10 and 8336-50 all received on 25th July, 2016.

Date of Issue: 20th October 2016

Interim Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

This permission refers only to that required under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.

Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

•  Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2015 (currently £170);
•  The reasons for making the appeal; and
•  An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

The proposed development must not be commenced until either;

•  The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
•  Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom

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.