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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 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 Homefield Care Limited, Ref 19/00959/B, for the Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 73 bedroom elderly persons care home with associated parking, retaining walls and landscaping (in association with PA 19/00960/CON) at Homefield 88 Woodbourne Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 3AS 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. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved a detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Department and approved in writing. This must include details of how existing and proposed planting will be undertaken taking into account not only proposed new building but also engineering and excavation required for the laying of services within the site. Reason: To obtain additional detail about the proposed hard and soft landscaping. 3. The landscaping plan approved in accordance with condition 2 on this approval will be implemented in the first planting season following the completion of the development. Any trees planted as part of this landscaping plan which, die, are removed, or, in the opinion of the Department, become seriously damaged or diseased within a period of 5 years from their planting, shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable or, at latest, in the next planting season with others of similar size, species and number as originally approved, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Department. Reason: To ensure the landscaping is implemented in accordance with the approved details, in the interests of the amenities of the site in accordance with General Policy 2 and Recreation Policy 3 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 4. No retained tree shall be cut down, uprooted, destroyed, pruned, cut or damaged in any manner during the development phase and thereafter within 5 years from the date of occupation of the building for its permitted use, other than in accordance with the approved

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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 plans and particulars. In the event that retained trees become damaged or otherwise defective during the construction phase due to events outside of the applicant's control the Department shall be notified as soon as reasonably practicable and remedial action agreed and implemented. Reason: To ensure that trees marked for retention are not removed, in the interests maintaining the amenities of the area and to ensure the visual impact of the development is mitigated in accordance with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 5. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved a detailed Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Relevant details may include but are not limited to construction methods, construction traffic management, demolition methods, finished levels, the use of existing hard surfaces as ground protection, the removal of existing hard surfaces within Root Protection Areas (RPAs), the formation of new hard surfaces within RPAs, excavations within RPAs, and tree protection barrier fencing. The AMS will also include details of tree protection monitoring and site supervision by a suitably qualified tree specialist which shall make provision for the regular reporting of continued compliance or any departure there from to the Department. All subsequent works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Arboricultural Method Statement. Reason: To provide additional detail about the protection measures, construction methods and arboricultural supervision to be used during construction, in the interests of the existing trees on the site and its wider amenity in accordance with General Policy 2 and Recreation Policy 3 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 6. The proposed development shall be completed in full adherence to the arboricultural details submitted to and approved in writing by the Department under condition 5 of this approval. No variations to the details of the documents and plans shall be undertaken unless the proposed variations have been agreed in writing by the Department. Reason: To ensure that the agreed protection measures, construction methods and arboricultural supervision are implemented during the construction phase in the interest of the trees on the site, in accordance with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 7. No development shall commence until a bat survey has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The bat survey shall identify impacts on bat species together with mitigation, where appropriate, including a timetable for its implementation. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the bats in accordance with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 8. Prior to occupation of the development the widened access onto Murrays Road should be surfaced in bound and stable material over its entire width over a distance of at least 5.0m back from the back of footway. Reason: In order to prevent the migration of loose material onto the highway, in accordance with General Policy 2 (h&i). 9. Prior to occupation of the development the redundant access onto Murrays Road should be reinstated to footway with a raised kerb to match the footway on either side of it. Reason: To ensure pedestrian safety.

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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 10. Prior to occupation of the internal car parking, access lanes and turning around spaces shall be constructed as indicated on the approved plans and shall be retained as such for the duration of occupation of the development. Reason: To minimise on-street car parking that could be detrimental to the operation of the highway in accordance with General Policy 2 (h&i). 11. Prior to the commencement of any construction work including site clearance a Construction Management Plan (CMP) shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Department . The approved CMP shall be adhered to for the duration of the construction period. Reason: To ensure highway safety and to minimise any negative impact upon the highway network in accordance with General Policy 2 (h&i). This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped as received on 30th August 2019: o 1799 01 P-01 Location Plan o 1799 01 P-02 Existing Site Plan o 1799 01 P-05 Rev C Proposed Front Elevations o 1799 01 P-06 Rev B Proposed Rear Elevations o 1799 01 P-04 Rev B Proposed Floor Plans o LS-01 Site Plan Additional plans and documents date stamped received on 19th September 2019: o BS 5837:2012 Tree Protection Plan, Arboricultural Method Statement and Site Monitoring Schedule o TPA-1919 Tree Protection A - Demolition o TPB-4919 Tree Protection B - Construction o PL416/01 Tree Survey Location Plan o PL416/02 Tree Survey Constraints Plan o PL416-01 Outline Planting Plan Amended/additional plans and documents date stamped received on 17th October 2019: o 1799 01 P-03 Rev E Proposed Site Plan o 1799 01 P-07 Rev B Site Section and Street Elevations o 11207-001-02 Transport Assessment Date of Issue: 15th November 2019 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 Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it. All correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is 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 This decision refers only to that applied for 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 current Fees Order; · 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/planning- applications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/ 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. 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.