Decision Notice

Mr Chris Millar 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 Dawn Collins, Ref 24/00745/B, for the Extensions and alterations to create new dwelling (in association with 24/00746/CON) at Ship Inn Hope Street Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1AS .

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. Prior to the installation of any new or replacement windows or doors on the north, south and west elevations of the original building, details of the new windows must be approved by the Department and the development undertaken in accordance with these details.

Reason: The Department wishes to assess the detailed finish and design as the site lies within a Conservation Area where there is a requirement for development to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area and insufficient information is provided to confirm that the proposals will either preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the property, as required by Environment Policy 35 and CA/2 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01.

• 3. The development shall be carried out in accordance with drawing 05 recieved 9 July 2024.

Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved layout plans to ensure there is no sleeping accommodation on the ground as the development is in a tidal flood zone.

This decision relates to the following drawings and documents received by the Department on 9 July and 2 October 2024:

• 01 Site Location Plan
• 02 Ground and First Floor Existing Plans
• 03 Second and Third Flood Existing Plans
• 04 Existing Elevations
• 05 Rev E Ground and First Floor Proposed Plans
• 06 Second and Third Floor Proposed Plans
• 07 Proposed Elevations Flood Risk Assessment

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application proposes a viable re-use for a former public house, the loss of which will not undermine the provision of such facilities within Castletown. The development will enhance the character and appearance of the building and, by association Castletown Conservation Area. The development will not give rise to unacceptable impacts in regard to flood risk, highway safety or residential amenity. The development therefore complies with General Policy 2, Environment Policies 10, 13 and 35 and Community Policy 4, together with Section 18(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act (1999).

Date of Issue: 31st December 2024

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

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 informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via https://pbc.gov.im/online-applications/)

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.