DEC Decision Notice

Atelier Krueger Architecture ltd Ms Andrea Krueger 19 Kensington Road Douglas IM1 3EP

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 Mr Bransom Bean, Ref 24/00494/C, for the Change the use of an unused office building on a site zoned for business park/industrial to Class 4.3 other community facilities, in particular 4.3(a) use for the purpose of the assembly of persons for a social or community event, or for religious worship at Former Island Timber Shop Port Way Balthane Industrial Estate Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2AL .

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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• 2. The approved use is community facilities within Class 4.3 of the Use Class Order 2019 (and any legislation that may precede or replace this order).

Reason: a) to the avoidance of doubt and b) the assessment of the application is for an assembly for religious worship, which has the most impact within the use class so all other uses within the class is also considered acceptable.

This approval relates to Drawing Nos.

• 2400/PL1000 - Site Location Plan;
• 2400/PL1001 - Proposed Site Plan;
• 2400/PL1002 - Existing and Proposed Floor Plans;
• 2400/PL1003 - Existing Elevations;
• 2400/PL1004 - Photographs of Existing/Proposed Elevations and Access Points to Building; all date stamped received on 26th April, 2024.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal is considered to:

• o renovate an underused building to provide a community facility required by residents.
• o have adequate car parking provision;
• o provides disabled toilet facilities
• o would have no negative impact on the neighbours amenities, or the amenities of the adjacent area. Therefore, the application is considered to comply with:
• o Strategic Policies 1(a), 3(b), and 5; General Policy 2, Environment Policies 42, and 43, Community Policy 2 and Transport Policy 7 of the Strategic Plan and is recommended for an approval, subject to the conditions.

Date of Issue: 6th August 2024

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

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.