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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 Peter And Mrs Clare Bergquist Holly Cottage 57 Governors Road Onchan Isle Of Man IM3 1AZ 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 REFUSE an application by Mr Peter And Mrs Clare Bergquist, Ref 19/00048/B, for the Creation of vehicular access to provide off street parking to side of property (retrospective) at Holly Cottage 57 Governors Road Onchan Isle Of Man IM3 1AZ for the following reason(s): 1. There is no lawful existing vehicular crossing from the site onto the highway. The dropped kerbs and tactile paving that exist on the highway footpath in front of the property is a pedestrian crossing point with a 1.2m wide tactile paving square that has not been constructed to accommodate the weight of vehicles. The pedestrian crossing is located to encourage pedestrians, particularly vulnerable individuals, such as blind and partially sighted users to cross the A2 highway at this point which has the benefit of a centrally positioned traffic island. The use of this dropped kerb to provide for vehicular access/egress to the site would directly conflict with the function of the pedestrian crossing at this point and be unlawful. 2. The vehicular access and egress onto the site is located directly opposite a splitter island positioned centrally within the A2 highway on its approach to the roundabout. This would result in cars turning right out of the driveway having to drive on the wrong side of Governors Road for a short stretch of road against the flow of traffic. Also, cars would not be able to manoeuvre safely in order to turn right into the driveway especially if other vehicles on Governors Road were approaching the roundabout eastbound past the site at the same time. As such, the use of the vehicular access and egress provided for the property would be detrimental to highway safety and fail to comply with General Policy 2 (h), (i) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 in this respect. Date of Issue: 12th March 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

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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 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013. Whilst a copy of the Officer’s report is included alongside this notice, any wider 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 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 2016 (currently £175); · 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.