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Secretary to the Planning Committee, Planning and Building Control Directorate, Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas IM1 2SF.
3rd July, 2024
Dear Miss Callow,
Please find attached an application for the above works.
Attached are the following drawings and information:
Drawing 01 Planning Statement Evidence:
Please let me know if you require any further information.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Sarah Corlett Director
1.1 Ballaugh Lodge is an existing timber building which sits to the rear of the One Stop Shop off Station Road in Ballaugh. Access to the dwelling is via a lane which is to the north west of the shop which is long enough to accommodate two vehicles in addition to the parking in front of the shop for customers. 1.2 The dwelling was created on the site of a former local abattoir. The applicant, with her husband demolished what remained of the abattoir and constructed a rectangular shaped building on the site in 2012 as they had to sell their existing home and already owned the One Stop Shop. The front section of the dwelling was added in around 2016. 1.3 The property has been present and occupied as a dwelling in excess of four years which would enable it to be immune from the issue of an enforcement notice under Schedule 4, Part 3a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999. This application seeks to provide the required amount of information sufficient to demonstrate this and to enable the Department to issue a Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing dwelling, confirming its status and that of the site as a residential property and its curtilage.
2.1 The property is shown (highlighted blue below) on an application submitted in 2016 for the property to the rear:
Excerpt from the location plan submitted with 16/00483/B
2.2 The building can be seen on the current aerial photograph with its white roof:
2.3 The same building appears in earlier aerial photographs:
2018
Sarah Corlett Town Planning Consultancy Ltd Registered address: Ballachrink Croft, Ballacorey Road, Bride, Isle of Man IM7 4AW t: 07624 485517 e: [email protected] w: www.sarahcorlett.com Directors: Sarah Elizabeth Corlett, Nicola Jane Corlett Company Registration 13432SC
2015
2012
2.4 The applicant also has dated photographs which are attached at Appendix One of the inside and outside of the house. We have tried to take photographs of the same areas as the property appears today but some parts of the dwelling have been rearranged since then and do not appear the same as they did at that time. Other photographs are more directly comparable and some shown the same candlesticks, ornaments and curtains as are in the property currently.
2.5 In addition to the above, the applicant provides a series of written documents which are addressed to or refer to the applicant living at the property as follows and/or relate to items purchased which relate to the property being used as a dwelling:
2.6 Whilst some of these documents date more recently than 2019/2020 - ie more recent than 4 years, they demonstrate that the property continues to be used as a residential property to the time of the current application.
Sarah Corlett Town Planning Consultancy Ltd Registered address: Ballachrink Croft, Ballacorey Road, Bride, Isle of Man IM7 4AW t: 07624 485517 e: [email protected] w: www.sarahcorlett.com Directors: Sarah Elizabeth Corlett, Nicola Jane Corlett Company Registration: 134325C
3.1 We believe that the evidence provided when taken cumulatively, demonstrates that the main part of the building has existed since 2012 with later extensions as it exists today, all within the prescribed time limits, and the letters demonstrate the the building has been used as a dwelling since its construction in 2012. The sole use of the building since its original construction has been as a dwelling. As such a Certificate of Lawful Development could be issued in this case under Schedule 4(3a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999. 3.2 The applicant has lived on the site since 2012, in excess of the time limit for any change of use of this part of the site, and the main building has been in situ since 2012 with later extensions added in 2016 and shortly thereafter. The Town and Country Planning Act 1999 makes provision in terms of time limited for the issue of a notice for carrying out of building works ( 4 years), the change of use of any building to a dwelling house ( 4 years) and any other breach ( 10 years). 3.3 As the property has been in situ for more than three years, it is our understanding that under Section 18 of the Building Control Act 1991 the property may not be subject to any action under the Building Regulations but will nonetheless be considering any beneficial work which may result in the property being more thermally efficient and move towards complying with modern Building Regulation requirements. 3.4 If the evidence provided is not considered sufficient, we would be grateful if we could be advised so that we will attempt to seek additional evidence as required by the Department.
28.06.2024
RECEIPT
To: Mr. G. LaRory, 0474 Reef House, College Green Invoice date: 27.06.24 Castletown IM9 1BE Due date: 27.07.24
Services provided
Provision of an appeal statement in respect of 24/00029/B for the erection of a triple garage, Reef House and The Old House, College Green, Castletown IM9 1BE
| Total amount due: | £640.00 |
|---|---|
| Total amount paid on 30.06.24: | £649.00 |
| Total amount outstanding: | £000.00 |
Thank you for your custom and prompt payment.
Sarah Corlett Town Planning Consultancy Ltd Registered address: Ballachrink Croft, Ballacorey Road, Bride, Isle of Man IM7 4AW t: 07624 485517 e: [email protected] w: www.sarahcorlett.com Directors: Sarah Elizabeth Corlett Nicola Jane Corlett Company Registration 134325C
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