Decision Notice

South Ramsey Bowling Club Philip Geoffrey Collier 905 King's Court Ramsey IM8 1LP

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 South Ramsey Bowling Club, Ref 24/91263/B, for the Erection of replacement floodlights at Bowling Green Walpole Road Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1LX .

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. All external lighting proposed within the scheme shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the Light Details and Site Plan showing proposed light positions, submitted as part of the application. No other external lighting shall be installed. Reason: In the interests of protecting the character of the site and surrounding streetscape. This decision relates to the document and plans received 8 November 2024.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) Overall, the proposal would not unacceptably harm the characteristic of the site nor the character of its surroundings. The proposed development is also not considered to result in a significant adverse impact upon the adjoining highway, and there would be no adverse impact on neighbouring amenity. The proposal, therefore, complies with General Policy 2, Environment Policy 22 and Strategic Policy 4 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016.

Date of Issue: 3rd January 2025

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the 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/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