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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 BRW Mr Brian Woodard Harp Inn Cross Four Ways Ballasalla ISLE OF MAN IM9 3DH 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 subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Mr Francis Edward Garnet-Ore, Ref 24/00287/C, for the Change of use from a veterinary practice to offices. at Ballastrang Castletown Road Ballaglonney Santon Isle Of Man IM4 1EU for the following reason(s): 1. The proposal would be at odds with those policies that specifically seek to direct office development to existing centres and would result in a piecemeal of smaller office use within the countryside that deteriorates the town and village vitality and viability contrary to Strategic Policy 2, Spatial Policy 5, Strategic Policy 9, General Policy 3 (c) and (g), Environment Policies 1 and 2, Environment Policy 16 (a) and (e), Paragraph 9.3.3, Business Policy 7(b) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 2. Planning history provides evidence of other non-office uses being accepted at this site and which would help to maintain the future use and upkeep of the building without harm to town or village centres. The veterinary use has not be demonstrated as being redundant nor that there arent other more reasonable and appropriate uses for this building in this countryside before an office use comes forward and this is at odds with Strategic Policy 2, Spatial Policy 5, Strategic Policy 9, General Policy 3 (c) and (g), Environment Policies 1 and 2, Environment Policy 16 (a) and (e), Paragraph 9.3.3, Business Policy 7(b) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 3. The unsustainable location of the site will increase demand for private car use and it is not been made clear whether sufficient parking is truly available for the office use without compromise to neighbouring properties or without adversely impacting the shared access lane or highway safety and is considered to fail Strategic Policy 1(c), Strategic Policy 10, Environment Policy 16 (d), Paragraph 9.3.3, Business Policy 8, and Transport Policies 1, 4, and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Date of Issue: 22nd April 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 Acting Head of Development Management 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). 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.