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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 Dandara Homes Limited Dandara Group Head Office IoM Business Park Cooil Road Braddan IM2 2SA 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 Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Dandara Homes Limited, Ref 24/00310/B, for the Residential Development Comprised of 109 Apartments and Associated Infrastructure at Land Adjacent To Quay West Apartments, River Douglas And Lake Road Douglas Isle Of Man . Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes). 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 development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the means of vehicular access has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans (drwg. nos. A_PLN_102 Rev P4; A¬_PLN_103 Rev P3; and A_PLN_106 Rev P5), and shall thereafter be retained for access purposes only. Reason: In the interests of highway safety. 3. The provision of visibility splays for the Lake Road and 'Old Lake Road' accesses as per approved plan A_PLN_106 Rev P5 shall be implemented before the first occupation of the development and retained clear from obstructions greater than 0.60m in height for the lifetime of the development. Reason: In the interests of highway 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 4. Full details of cycle parking facilities as noted on the approved plans shall be submitted to the Department for approval in writing and thereafter implemented in accordance with the approved drawings. The cycle parking facilities for each residential block shall be provided prior to the first occupation of any apartment within that block, and thereafter retained in perpetuity in accordance with the approved drawings. Reason: To ensure the delivery of appropriate cycle parking facilities. 5. No above ground works shall commence until sample details of all external wall finishes and roof finishes have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The finishes are to be installed in accordance with the approved details, and be retained thereafter. Reason: To preserve the setting of the nearby registered building, preserve the character and appearance of the surrounding area and to not affect adversely views into or out of the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area. 6. No installation of stonework on any part of the development hereby approved, including the riverside wall, shall commence until a sample panel of stonework has been erected on site (or an alternative location) and approved in writing by the Department. The stonework shall not be installed unless in accordance with the approved details and must be retained thereafter. Reason: To preserve the setting of the nearby registered building, preserve the character and appearance of the surrounding area and to not affect adversely views into or out of the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area. 7. The first apartment within each residential block hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the internal arrangements for that block relating to car parking, including that for the mobility impaired; electric vehicle charging; bin storage; and internal vehicle routes as shown on the approved plans have been implemented. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than those which have been consented, and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety. 8. The off-site highway works detailed on the approved plans, including the controlled crossings on Lake Road and Bridge Road, and the lay-by on Lake Road, shall be completed before prior to the first occupation of the approved development. Reason: In the interests of highway safety. 9. The pedestrian and cycle walkway from 'Old Lake Road' bounding the site to the south adjacent to the River Douglas shall remain open to the public for the lifetime of the development. Reason: To ensure free movement of public access and connectivity around the site. 10. All landscaping must be undertaken in full compliance with the details contained in the Landscaping Plans (Drawing Nos. A_PL_130 Rev P2, A_PL_131 Rev P2 & A_PL_132 Rev P2) and

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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 Planting Schedule (Drawing No. A_PL_133). The works shall be carried out prior to the occupation of any part of the development. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter, all soft landscape works shall be permanently retained in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development and to assist the creation and management of biodiversity. 11. Bat and bird boxes must be installed as per the details contained in the Bat and Bird Box Locations document (Drawing No. A_PL_135 Rev P2) and shall thereafter be retained in perpetuity in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of biodiversity. 12. Permanent external lighting must be installed as per the details contained in the Horizontal Illuminance Drawings document (Drawing Nos. A_PL_141, A_PL_142 & A_PL_143) and shall thereafter be retained in perpetuity in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of biodiversity and to safeguard protected species. 13. The development shall be undertaken in full accordance with the mitigation and flood risk prevention measures outlined in the approved Flood Risk Assessment (Waterco) received 21.03.24. Reason: To ensure that the development would be appropriate from a flood risk perspective. 14. For the avoidance of doubt, no discharge of surface water into the combined public sewers from any part of the development is permitted. Reason: To ensure an appropriate drainage strategy for the site. 15. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Telecommunications) Development Order 2019 or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order no telecommunications apparatus shall be erected or installed under Schedules 2 or 3 to that order without an express grant of planning approval from the Department. Reason: In the interests of the wider strategic views of the area, the character and appearance of the development and the visual amenity of the conservation area 16. Other than those shown on the approved drawings, no soil stacks, soil vent pipes, flues, ductwork or any other pipework shall be fixed to the elevations of the building hereby approved. Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out to the highest standards of architecture and materials and in the interests of the character and appearance of the development.

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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 17. Any telecommunications apparatus (not for the purposes as set out under Town and Country Planning (Telecommunications) Development Order 2019), extraction plant, air conditioning units and any other plant or equipment that is required on the exterior of the buildings shall be installed in accordance with details to be submitted to the Department in writing to be agreed. The details shall include: proposals for communal provision of television receiving equipment, wherever possible; siting; appearance; any arrangements for minimising the visual impact; and any arrangements for mitigating potential noise and vibration. Reason: To ensure that any telecommunications apparatus and other plant or equipment that is required on the exterior of the buildings preserves the highest standards of architecture and materials as a key feature building 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2012 or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order no means of enclosure, other than that shown on the approved plans and other documents listed on this decision notice, and any drawings approved subsequently in writing by the Department pursuant to any conditions on this decision notice, shall be erected on the site under the terms of Class 39 of Schedule 1 to that Order without an express grant of planning approval from the Department. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the development. 19. Notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plans all glass balustrades/balconies shall be installed with measures to prevent bird strikes to be either etchings on the glass or use of ultraviolet decals. Reason: To prevent bird strikes, due to proximity of nearby nesting birds. This approval relate to the following drawings and documents: CGI image of development from railway station Received 04.06.24 A_PL_100 revP3 - location plan A_PL_101 revP3 - existing site plan A_PL_102 revP4 - level 0 parking plan A_PL_103 revP3 - level 1 podium plan A_PL_104 revP2 - proposed site plan/roof plan in context A_PL_106 revP6 - car park vehicle tracking A_PL_107 revP4 - refuse vehicle tracking A_PL_160 revP4 - level 0 fire access plan A_PL_161 revP4 - level 1 fire access plan Revised Transport Assessment Travel Plan Received 30.05.24 A_PL_105 - Level 0 drainage plan A_PL_108 - elevations in context A_PL_110 - block A floorplans A_PL_111 - block A elevations

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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 A_PL_113 - block A section A_PL_112 - block B plans and elevations A_PL_115 - block B section A_PL_114 - block C plans and elevations A_PL_119 - block C section A_PL_116 - block D floorplans A_PL_114 - block D elevations A_PL_121 - block D section A_PL_118 - block E plans and elevations A_PL_122 - block E section A_PL_120 - block F plans and elevations A_PL_123 - block F section A_PL_130 - landscape plan 1 A_PL_131 - landscape plan 2 A_PL_132 - landscape plan 3 A_PL_133 revA - planting plan A_PL_135 - bird and bat boxes plan A_PL_140 - refuse collection plan A_PL_141 - horizontal luminance plan 1 A_PL_142 - horizontal luminance plan 2 A_PL_143 - horizontal luminance plan 3 23/104/TR/001 - zebra crossing plan Design statement Planning statement Construction and site environmental management plan Flood risk assessment Hydraulic modelling report Received 21.03.24 NOTE The decision to grant planning approval, subject to a Section 13 agreement, was made by Planning Committee on the 24th June 2024. The issue of the decision notice has been triggered by the Section 13 agreement having been concluded. The 21 days for appeal (for those with Interested Person Status) runs from the date of the decision notice. NOTE For the avoidance of doubt, the applicant is advised that the approved development is required to be undertaken in full compliance with the Wildlife Act 1990 and the Water Pollution Act 1993. The applicant is therefore strongly advised to carry out the development in full accordance with the submitted Site and Construction Environmental Management Plan (February 2024). NOTE The applicant is strongly advised to ensure that all measures contained within the submitted Travel Plan (Bryan G Hall, May 2024) are adhered to in full. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application site is identified for development and the proposal is judged to comply with the site allocation, as further detailed within Comprehensive Treatment Area Proposal 3. The proposals are considered to constitute a high standard of design, without resulting in a detrimental impact upon the amenities of occupants of the adjacent residential development. The proposals are deemed to give rise to a positive impact upon the character and appearance of the wider locality and setting of the adjacent Conservation Area by redeveloping a prominent

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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 brownfield site, whilst further delivering a significant number of new apartments which is afforded significant weight. The proposals would further not result in a detrimental impact upon the safety and convenience of the local highway network, whilst further being deemed acceptable from a flood risk perspective. The development is therefore deemed to comply with Strategic Policies 1,2,4,5,10,11, Spatial Policy 1, General Policies 2,4, Environment Policies 4,5,10,22,42,43, Housing Policies 1-5, Recreational Policies 3,4, Transport Policies 1,2,4-8, Infrastructure Policies 1,5, Energy Policy 5 and Community Policies 7,10,11 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, relevant policies of the Area Plan for the East 2020 and the Residential Design Guide 2021. Date of Issue: 10th October 2024 J CHANCE 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. 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. Implementation The decision does not become final until either Any appeal has been concluded; or 21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation. Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action. 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 £355); 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 £130). 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 (should one have been received) 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.