198327 — 24/00561/B | Planning Portal IoM | Isle of Man Planning Portal

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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 McGarrigle Architects Ltd 19 Mount Havelock Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 2QG 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 David & Mrs Wendy Davies, Ref 24/00561/B, for the Erection of a two storey dwelling with associated groundworks, drainage and site access amendments at Balladoyne Main Road St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NA . 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 development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the access, parking and turning areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plan (Drawing No. P11 Rev A). Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking in the interests of highway safety. 3. Notwithstanding the details that have been submitted, the development hereby approved shall not commence until a detailed landscaping plan, has first been submitted to the Department in writing to be agreed. The detailed landscape plan shall include a detailed landscaping layout, details of planting (no none non-native species), hard surfacing materials, site levels, and details of the landscape features (hedges and trees) marked to be retained on site.

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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 Soft landscaping works shall include: planting plans (at a scale not less than 1:100), written specification of planting and cultivation works to be undertaken and schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers / densities and a programme for the implementation, completion and subsequent management of the proposed landscaping. No Wildlife Act 1990 Schedule 8 non-native invasive plant species are to be planted on site. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and shall be retained as such thereafter. Any additional removal must be compensated for by replacement planting in accordance with details which have first been approved in writing by the Department.

Reason: To ensure that the development achieves a high standard of design, layout and amenity and makes provision for hard and soft landscaping which contributes to the creation of a high quality, accessible, safe and attractive environment. 4. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied/brought into use unless the bird and bat boxes, have been installed/constructed in accordance with details submitted. The mitigation bird and bat boxes are to be erected on site as detailed in the approved Plan (Drawing No. P12 Rev B) received 19 May 2024. The boxes/bricks shall be retained thereafter. Reason: In the interests of protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of the environment. 5. No external lighting shall be installed or operated within the site other than in accordance with the scheme of low level lighting (designed in accordance with the recommendations outlined in the BCT and Il-P Guidance Note 8 Bats and Artificial Lighting (12 September 2018), which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and to protect and enhance wildlife interests. 6. The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the tree protection measures detailed in the Outline Tree Protection Plan (Drawing No.TP- 080524). The protection measures detailed on this plan shall be fully installed, implemented and retained for the duration of the construction process, unless stated otherwise. Within the Construction Exclusion Zones identified on this drawing, nothing shall be stored, placed or disposed of above or below ground, the ground level shall not be altered, no excavations shall be made, no mixing of cement or use of other contaminating materials or substances shall take place, nor shall any fires be lit, without prior written consent of the Department. Reason: to ensure that all trees to be retained are adequately protected from damage to health and stability throughout the construction period to protect and enhance the appearance and character of the site and locality. 7. The replacement tree planting shown on Drawing No. Drawing No. P11 Rev A, shall be carried out in the first planting season following the removal of the existing trees. Any replacement trees which, within a period of five years from their planting die, are removed or, in the opinion of the Department, become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable, or in the next planting season, with others of similar size, species and number as originally approved, unless the Department gives written consent to any variation.

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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: In order to protect and enhance the character and appearance and biodiversity of the area 8. Prior to the installation of external finishes and materials, a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development shall be undertaken under the following classes of Schedule 1 of the Order at any time: Class 14 - Extension of dwellinghouse Class 15 - Garden sheds and summer-houses Class 16 - Fences, walls and gates Class 17 - Private garages and car ports Reason: To control future development on the site. This approval relates to the following plans and documents: o Drw. P12B - Location Plan and Proposed Plans and Elevations o Drw. 080524 - Tree Protection Plan o Drw. 110424 - Tree Constraints o Drw. P11 Rev A - Site Plans o Drw. TR-080524 - Tree Removal o Design Statement o Tree Data Sheet o Tree Photos NOTE FOR YOUR INFORMATION Please be aware that a ban on the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in any new building(s) and or extension(s), will come into force on 1st January 2025. You therefore are encouraged to ensure that your proposed development includes alternatives to fossil fuel heating systems if you believe that such works will not be completed by that date. To this end, if you propose an alternative, such as air source or ground source heat pump(s), or any other heating system that would require planning approval, the details of this should be addressed now. This may require you to resubmit your planning application to accommodate the alternative permitted heating system proposed. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application accords with General Policy 2, Strategic Policies 1, 2, and 10, Housing Policies 4 and 6, Environment Policies 42, and Transport Policy 7 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016, and the principles of the Residential Design Guidance 2021, as the proposal would not harm the use and enjoyment of the application site, neighbouring properties, and the character of the area, and as there would be no adverse parking and highway safety impacts.

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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. 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.