Decision Notice

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 Ms Isabella Dudgeon, Ref 25/90679/C, for the Change of use from ancillary living accommodation to dwelling with additional use as tourist accommodation at The Annex The Old Rectory The Cronk Ballaugh Isle Of Man IM7 5AX .

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. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2025 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), in respect of the pair of new semi-detached dwellings permitted to be erected on the site no development shall be undertaken under the following classes of Schedule 1 of the Order at any time:

• Class 13 - Greenhouses and polytunnels
• 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 Class 21 - Decking Reason: To control future development on the site in the interests of visual amenity. D - Approved plans and documents

The development, hereby permitted, shall be carried out in accordance with the following drawings and details:

• Drawing No. 1 - Location and Site Plan;
• Drawing No. 2 - Proposed Residential Curtilage;

• Drawing No. 3 - Existing Plans and Elevations; Drawing No. 1092-104 - Elevations and Sections as Proposed; All date-stamped received 11th July, 2025.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposed development for the use of the existing ancillary accommodation (The Barn) as a dwelling with associated tourism use is acceptable. There is no demonstrable harm to the above outlined interests arising from the application. The living conditions of the neighbouring properties would not be made worse as a result of the proposal as there are no physical works proposed. The property is presently lawfully occupied as a unit of ancillary residential accommodation, and the circumstances of any future occupancy would not change, only the frequency and overall number of occupants during the tourist season should a tourism use be adopted. There would be no adverse impact on the character and appearance of the property within the street scene, or to the character and appearance of the surroundings and the Conservation Area. The application accords with the provisions of Housing Policy 11, Environment Policies 10, 13, 22, and 23, Business Policy 13, General Policy 2 and Community Policies 7 and 11 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, and is recommended for approval.

Date of Issue: 17th September 2025

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

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

Implementation A determination to grant planning approval does not have effect —

•  if an appeal is submitted until the appeal is determined or withdrawn; or
•  if no appeal is submitted, but there are potential appellants in addition to the applicant, until the time within which an appeal may be submitted has expired (21 days from the date of this notice).

Development must be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and any attached conditions (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 can only be made by a person who has been accorded rights to do so, must be in writing, include the appropriate fee and be submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice.

Guidance on how to appeal is available at gov.im/howtoappeal