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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 Sure (Isle Of Man) Ltd 4th Floor Atlantic House Circular Road Douglas IM1 1AG 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 Sure (Isle Of Man) Ltd, Ref 24/00468/B, for the Redevelopment of an existing Sure Mobile site that will consist of replacing the current lightweight lattice tower with a new 8 meter slimline lattice tower with multiple mobile panel antennas/dishes/radio kit with associated ground equipment and boundary fence at Sure Mobile Site Field 114490 West Kimmeragh Farm Bride IM7 4BA . 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. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department, any telecommunications cabinet, mounted equipment or telecommunications structure must be removed from the land on which it is situated, within 6 months of it no longer being required for telecommunications purposes, and such land must be restored to its condition before the development took place, so far as is practicable. Reason: To ensure that any redundant infrastructure is removed and to comply with Strategic Plan Infrastructure Policy 3. 3. The development hereby approved shall not commence until further details of the antennas, dishes and remote radio heads to be installed have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter unless a variation or alteration is permitted under Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Telecommunications) Development Order 2019 (or any alteration/replacement of that order).

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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 Reason: To ensure appropriate use of the mast for telecommunication equipment. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any amendment or replacement of that order) no fencing, walling or gates shall be erected at the site other than as shown on the approved plans shall be erected. Reason: to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved plans in the interests of the visual amenity of the area. 5. The proposed 8m slim line lattice tower and the 1.6m high post and rail fence shall be painted dark green and maintained and retained in perpetuity. Reason; To be in keeping with a rural area. 6. The proposed antennas, dishes and RRU shall be coloured to match the monopole tower mast to which they are affixed and retained in perpetuity. REASON: To mitigate any visual impact. 7. The proposed telecoms mast and affixed communication equipment here by approved shall be no higher than the stated 8m when measured from the concrete base as shown on plan referenced; IoM_50/014 Rev.C REASON To ensure the mast height is installed in accordance with the approved plans 8. The temporary work area / fencing as shown on the drawing entitled, "Temporary Work Area" shall be removed from the site within 2 weeks of the new mast being brought into use. Reason: to prevent the retention on site of temporary works which would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area. 9. Within 2 weeks of the new mast being brought into use, the two wooden telegraph poles shall be removed to below ground level as shown in plan referenced; IoM_50/014-C REASON To reduce visual impact and removal of redundant equipment. This decision relates to drawings and supporting information received on 25th April 2024, referenced; IoM_50/010-A IoM_50/011-A IoM_50/012-C IoM_50/013-A IoM_50/014-C IoM_50/015-B This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) Whilst it is acknowledged that the height of the lattice tower will have a limited visual impact in the existing rural setting, it is considered that the proposal would not create any additional visual harm or intrusion into the site and surrounding rural area. The benefits of providing the required equipment to increase network coverage are considered to outweigh the limited visual harm resulting from the development, particularly in the context of the Government's ambition to improve public infrastructure and promote remote/home working

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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 as part of the Government's plan to achieve net zero status for the Island by 2050 and would conform to those parts of Strategic Policy 1c,4b General Policy 2(b,c,g,m), Environment Policy 1 and Infrastructure Policy 3 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Date of Issue: 29th 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 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. 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 £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.