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1 Spencer, Daniel From: Ward, John [email protected] Sent: 18 September 2024 14:14 To: Euan Craine Cc: Dave Lewis; Costain, Sophie (DEFA); Long, Richard; Thomas, Aline Subject: RE: PA 19/01057/B - Glen Moar Mill . St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NN Good afternoon Euan,

From a Fisheries perspective, we have no objection to the amended lighting mitigation on condition 4 on the application.

Please note that any advice provided by Fisheries does not negate other legal and statutory obligations, e.g. protection of birds and their nests under the Wildlife Act 1990, nor to be taken in isolation from other Divisions within the Department.

With best wishes, Lesh my yeearreeyn share,

John.

John Ward, Inland Fisheries Policy Manager, BSc, PGDip T&L Environment Directorate Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture, Thie Slieau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St Johns, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Tel: 01624 685 857 M: 07624 569744 Fax: 01624 685851 Website www.gov.im/DEFA Email [email protected]

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From: Euan Craine [email protected] Sent: 18 September 2024 13:38 To: Ward, John [email protected] Cc: Dave Lewis [email protected]; Costain, Sophie (DEFA) [email protected]; Long, Richard

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2 [email protected] Subject: RE: PA 19/01057/B - Glen Moar Mill . St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NN

Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Good afternoon John,

Many thanks for your swift response, and for your advice which we have sought to incorporate.

We have amended our drawings to specify a lower power output to the rear terraces. Sensor locations and angles of detection have also been shown. Control notes have been added to drawing 1612-100.12 (revision B) confirming an inactive period between 2am and 6am.

Operatives will be advised accordingly regarding statutory obligations under the Wildlife Act 1990 and Fisheries Act 2012.

I’d appreciate it if you could please confirm by email if the attached amended information accords with the requirements to discharge Conditions 4, so that we may advise Planning accordingly.

Many thanks for also seeking to have the information signed off in Sophie’s absence. If there’s anything further required in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards, Euan

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From: Ward, John [email protected] Sent: 18 September 2024 10:58 To: Euan Craine [email protected] Cc: Dave Lewis ; Costain, Sophie (DEFA) [email protected]; Long, Richard [email protected] Subject: RE: PA 19/01057/B - Glen Moar Mill . St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NN

Good morning Euan,

Thank you for contacting DEFA Fisheries Division in regard to proposed mitigation for lighting issues (condition 4) the Glen Moar Mill development poses to local native fish populations. Redacted

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Proposed mitigation of condition 4 is for; The rear terraces will have opaque masonry parapets; down-lighting to these areas has been located behind the parapets and directed away from the watercourse.

I suggest low power lighting use (as proposed for the front terrace) including motion sensor activation, and to include an ‘inactive lighting’ period (between 2am - 6am) to further protect migratory fish from light becoming a barrier to passage, which is an offence under the Fisheries Act 2012;Sections 11 & 32. The reason for these measures are to negate any impact to fish as the River Neb is a high value environment, inhabited by threatened iconic fish species such as Atlantic salmon and eels.

This advice relates to condition 4 on the application and condition 3 has not been specified within this response as development will is intended not be directly involving any physical disturbance to the river, as stated in the received Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) which determined; 6.1 - There is sufficient distance between the Development and the Watercourse for the construction of the Development without interference to the banksides of the Watercourse. 6.2 - It is anticipated that neither machinery nor personnel will be required to enter the Watercourse during the Development’s construction (or at all). 6.3 - Should any entry into the watercourse be required at any time, prior notice will be provided to the Environment Directorate and the CEMP will be amended as required. Such activity will in any event be restricted to a period between July and September (inclusive) in order to avoid disturbance or injury to spawning fish, or to the spawn and fry of fish, during the season in which they are most at risk, as required by Inland Fisheries Division.

Any advice provided does not negate other legal and statutory obligations, e.g. protection of birds and their nests under the Wildlife Act 1990, nor to be taken in isolation from other Divisions within the Department.

For further advice, please contact Fisheries Division [email protected] or call 01624 685 857.

With best wishes, Lesh my yeearreeyn share,

John.

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From: Euan Craine [email protected] Sent: 17 September 2024 17:05 To: Ward, John [email protected] Cc: Dave Lewis

Subject: FW: PA 19/01057/B - Glen Moar Mill . St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NN

Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Good afternoon John,

I hope you don’t mind me emailing you directly, but Richard Selman suggested I contact you regarding the above matter.

We are seeking to discharge a condition concerning the protection of an adjacent watercourse during construction works, as described in my email to Sophie Costain (below).

I would be grateful if you could please review the attached statement and confirm whether it accords with your division’s requirements.

For any clarifications as may be required please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards, Euan

From: Euan Craine Sent: 17 September 2024 14:44 To: Costain, Sophie (DEFA) [email protected] Cc: Dave Lewis [email protected] Subject: PA 19/01057/B - Glen Moar Mill . St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NN

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5 Good afternoon Sophie,

I hope all is well with you, I had tried to give you a quick call this afternoon but assume you are out of the office.

There are two conditions attached to the above approval that we are looking to discharge. These concern works proximate to the watercourse (Condition 3) and lighting (Condition 4) - please see the attached Decision Notice.

Building Control approval was obtained last Friday and works need to start as soon as possible in compliance with Condition 1. We have therefore submitted two AIR applications regarding each of the two conditions - also attached.

The method statement regarding works proximate to the watercourse uses the same or similar precautions to those we have employed on another riverside project, and which met DEFA’s requirements.

The lighting design has been prepared to direct all light away from the riverside, to avoid the previously identified risk to bats and fish. Low-power lighting to the front of the building and forecourt will be obscured from the river by the mill structure itself. The rear terraces will have opaque masonry parapets; down-lighting to these areas has been located behind the parapets and directed away from the watercourse.

In an effort to expedite this matter I would greatly appreciate it if you could please review the attached so that the conditions may be discharged. Please don’t hesitate to call me if you have any questions.

Kind regards, Euan

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