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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 Mark Blair Design Limited 7 Creggan Lea Port St Mary IM9 5BD 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 Peter McKenna, Ref 24/00867/B, for the Erection of first floor extension over garage, door / window alterations, cladding works and widening of existing driveway and vehicular access at Valhalla 8 Viking Close Ballakillowey Colby Isle Of Man IM9 4BH . 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 bird nest boxes as shown on drawing number 107 Rev A shall be installed within 6 months of the extension coming into use and the nest boxes shall be retained thereafter. Reason: in the interest of providing mitigation for the active nesting birds at the site. 3. The widened access and driveway hereby approved shall be finished in full accordance with the details shown on drawing 102 and within 12 months of the access first being widened. The access and driveway shall be retained free of obstruction for parking and turning of vehicles at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety in the provision of off-street parking and turning of vehicles.

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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 widened driveway hereby approved shall be finished in a permeable finish and retained as such thereafter. Reason: in the interest of surface water drainage. This approval relates to the following drawing numbers: o 101, 102, 103, 104 and 106 all date received 26/07/2024 o 107 Rev A date received 02/08/2024 NOTE The applicant is to be reminded of their legal obligations under the Wildlife Act 1990 in respect of the protection of wildlife including the protection of birds, their nests and eggs. Should the applicant require any further information on this matter they should contact DEFA Environment Directorate directly. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal is considered to have acceptable visual, amenity and highway safety impact and subject to condition in respect of bird nesting boxes is not to result in any net loss of nature conservation. The application accords with General Policy 2 (b, c, g, h and i), Strategic Policy 4, Community Policies 7 and 10, and Infrastructure Policy 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and to meet with the principles of Section 4, 5 and 7 of the Residential Design Guidance 2021. Date of Issue: 5th September 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 £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.