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Mr Dean & Mrs Ruth Johnson 8 Somerset Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 5AD 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 & Mrs Ruth and Dean Johnson, Ref 24/00542/B, for the Single-storey extension at rear of property (in association with 24/00618/CON) at 8 Somerset Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 5AD . 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. Demolition of the roof of the outbuilding must not be undertaken outside of the bat hibernation period and so should not take place between the 1st of October and the 31st of March in any year. The applicant must make sure that checks for bats are made around the building prior to any work taking place. Should bats, or evidence of bats such as staining or bat droppings be found then any other work that has commenced must stop and advice be obtained from the Ecosystem Policy Team on 01624 651577 or the Manx Bat Group Helpline 07624 366177. Reason: To accord with Environment Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan. 3. The external materials and finishes of the extension shall match colour and texture of those on the existing building. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area in accordance with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. 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

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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 This decision relates to the following detail, plans and drawings received on the 20th of June 2024; o Location, Site and Floor Plan, Drawing no. APL 100 o Proposed Elevations and Section Drawing no. APL 102-Rev 1 NOTE Isle of Man Wildlife Act 1990 Irrespective of the details contained within the planning application submission or the planning officers report the applicant should be aware of and make any person undertaking work on their behalf aware of, their duty as stated in the Act to have regard to the environment as detailed in s36 of the Isle of Man Wildlife Act 1990 and those protected species listed in Schedule 5 and Schedule 7 of the Act. It is an offence subject to penalties to, intentionally or recklessly kill, injure or take a protected species, intentionally or recklessly damage or destroy, or obstruct access to, any structure or place which protected species use for shelter or protection, intentionally or recklessly disturb any protected species while it is occupying a structure or place which it uses for that purpose. 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) Due to the scale, position, design and proposed materials the proposal would not cause undue harm to the character of property within the Conservation Area, nor residential amenity. Therefore the proposal is considered to accord with the Design Guide and General Policies 2, 34 and 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Date of Issue: 5th August 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 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.