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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 John Patrick O'Sullivan Windmill Cottage Windmill Terrace Kirk Michael Isle Of Man IM6 1ES TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013 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 Mr John Patrick O'Sullivan, Ref 24/00376/CON, for the Registered Building Consent for demolition elements to 24/00321/B (retrospective) at Windmill Cottage Windmill Terrace Kirk Michael Isle Of Man IM6 1ES for the following reason(s): 1. The application seeks retrospective approval for 'demolition elements to 24/00321/B (Erection of garage (retrospective). Details of the demolition elements are not provided but have been assessed as seen; Loss of the low small brick walled enclosures on the land and outside the dwellinghouse individually and cumulatively cause harm to the Kirk Michael Conservation Area. In applying great weight to the preservation and enhancement of Conservation Areas and having regard to Section 18(4) of the Town and Country Act (1999) it is considered that due to the location, away from the main thoroughfare, the loss of the walls causes harm to the Kirk Michael Conservation Area and there is no public benefit observed to counter the harm. By virtue of the above conclusion the proposal does not accord with General Policy 2, and Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 nor the Residential Design Guide July 2021. Therefore the application is recommend for refusal. Date of Issue: 22nd May 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 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 £335); 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 £125). 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.