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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 Penketh Millar Ltd Mr John Watling 23 West Quay Ramsey IM8 1DL 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 Mrs Bev Thomas, Ref 24/00447/B, for the Additional use of field for equestrian purposes and installation of fenced sand school at Field 120259 Smeale Ramsey 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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. 2. All ground works and construction of the approved fenced sand school shall be constructed in strict accordance with the method statement submitted on the 2nd of July titled 'Works near to natural ponds and drainage channels'. Reason: To protect the adjacent watercourse from contamination in accordance with Environment Policy 7. 3. There shall be no external lighting at the site unless full lighting plan details have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Department. The details shall be in accordance with the recommendations outlined in the Bat Conservation Trust and Institute of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 8/23 on Bats and Artificial Lighting (2023) and include such detail as the position of lights, level of illumination and cowl details. Any external lighting shall then only be installed in full accordance with the approved lighting plan. Reason: To accord with Environment Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan to protect the adjacent wildlife habitat woodland within the Lough Gat-y-Wing designated Wildlife Site and to protect the wider countryside and night sky.
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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. The fenced sand school hereby approved must be used only for equestrian purposes in association with the existing users of the site, and shall not be used for any commercial use or commercial purposes. Reason: For clarity because the application has been assessed on private use only against Environment Policy 19 and 20 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 5. The use of land for private equestrian use relates only to the area outlined in red as shown on the Site Location Plan received 2nd of July 2024. Reason: The application has been assessed on this area only for private equestrian use. 6. In the event that the fenced sand school approved is no longer used or required for equestrian activities, the fenced sand school and its associated structures shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition within 12 months of the date the use ceased. Reason: The fenced sand school has been permitted solely in conjunction with the applicants existing use and its subsequent retention without that need would result in an unwarranted feature in the countryside contrary to Strategic Policy 4 and General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. This decision relates to the following detail, plans and drawings received on the 2nd of July 2024;
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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.
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