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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Application No. : 24/91365/B Applicant : Motorsport Team, Department For Enterprise Proposal : Creation of additional hardstanding for the purpose of a winners enclosure Site Address : Area South West Of Grandstand Grandstand Glencrutchery Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 6DA

Planning Officer: Lucy Kinrade Photo Taken :

Site Visit :

Expected Decision Level :

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 03.02.2025 __

Conditions and Notes for Approval C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

C 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.

C 2. The proposed hardstanding hereby approved shall match in colour and materials the adjacent winners enclosure hardstanding.

Reason: for the avoidance doubt and in the interests of visual cohesion.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposal is to better facilitate an ease of use of the winners enclosure during racing periods and is considered to have an acceptable impact in line with principle tests of General Policy 2 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 and not to undermine the open space of Nobles Park nor to unacceptably harm the urban landscape in this particular case in line with the principles of Strategic Policy 4 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the following all date received 03/12/2024: o TT Grandstand Winners Enclosure Resurfacing Specification of Works. Saved online as "TT_Grandstand_-Winners_Enclosure_Resurfacing-_Photographs" o Drawing Number 100. Saved online as "Location Plan" o Drawing Number 101. Saved online as "Existing and Proposed Site Plans"

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o Planning Statement. Saves online as "Method Statement"

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Right to Appeal

It is recommended that the following organisations should NOT be given the Right to Appeal: o Douglas Borough Council - No objection __

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE 1.1 The application relates to part of a grassed area behind the TT Grandstand, Douglas.

2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 Proposed is the removal of part of the grassed area within the existing winner's enclosure and its replacement with hard surfacing.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 The wider surrounding site has been subject to a number of previous applications most of which relating to the main grandstand facility or which are linked to the motorcycle racing periods and facilities serving those periods. None are considered specifically relevant in this particular case.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY 4.1 Site Specific 4.1.1 Designated as Buildings or Land for Civic, Cultural or Other Use. Not recognised as being at any flood risk, is not within a conservation area and no registered trees on site.

4.2 Relevant policies of Area Plan for the East 2020: o Tourism Proposal 5 The use of Nobles Park to support TT and Manx Grand Prix related uses will normally be supported, while applying the appropriate protection measures to open space and associated leisure and recreational facilities.

4.3 Relevant policies of Strategic Plan. o Strategic Policy 4(b) - protect and enhance landscape and nature conservation value o General Policy 2 - general design standards (b, c, d, g, h, i)

4.4 Reference any relevant PPS or NPD o None

5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS 5.1 Legislation o Section 143 of the Equality Act (2017) places a duty on public bodies to promote equality, eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations.

6.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the Government's website. This report contains summaries only.

6.1 Douglas Borough Council - no objection (28/01/2025)

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6.2 The following were consulted but not response received at the time of writing the report 30/01/2025 o DOI Highway Services

7.0 ASSESSMENT 7.1 The works result in the loss of a small grassed area measuring approx. 16m x 4.5m to help better facilitate the winner's enclosure area during the motorcycle racing periods. The site is designated as Buildings or Land for Civic, Cultural or Other Use and is surrounding by Nobles Park. It's a shame to lose any grassed area given the contribution soft landscaping can often have in the visual appearance and breaking of built development, however minded of the small area to be removed, the land use designation of the site, its intended benefit and contribution to the safe use of the winner enclosure for the racing periods, and minded of the remaining grassed area to be retained and that there will be no harm to the adjacent and neighbouring parkland, that the proposal is considered to be acceptable.

8.0 CONCLUSION 8.1 The proposal helps to ease the use of the winner enclosure as part of the racing and grandstand facility and is considered to have an acceptable impact in line with principle tests of General Policy 2 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 and not to undermine the open space of Nobles Park nor to unacceptable harm the urban landscape in this particular case in line with the principles of Strategic Policy 4.

9.0 RIGHT TO APPEAL AND RIGHT TO GIVE EVIDENCE 9.1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 sets out the process for determining planning applications (including appeals). It sets out a Right to Appeal (i.e. to submit an appeal against a planning decision) and a Right to Give Evidence at Appeals (i.e. to participate in an appeal if one is submitted).

9.2 Article A10 sets out that the right to appeal is available to: o applicant (in all cases); o a Local Authority; Government Department; Manx Utilities; and Manx National Heritage that submit a relevant objection; and o any other person who has made an objection that meets specified criteria.

9.3 Article 8(2)(a) requires that in determining an application, the Department must decide who has a right to appeal, in accordance with the criteria set out in article A10.

9.4 The Order automatically affords the Right to Give Evidence to the following (no determination is required): o any appellant or potential appellant (which includes the applicant); o the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, the Department of Infrastructure and the local authority for the area; o any other person who has submitted written representations (this can include other Government Departments and Local Authorities); and o in the case of a petition, a single representative.

9.5 The Department of Environment Food and Agriculture is responsible for the determination of planning applications. As a result, where officers within the Department make comments in a professional capacity they cannot be given the Right to Appeal.

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I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Acting Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded interested person status and/or rights to appeal.

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Decision Made: Permitted Date: 03.02.2025

Determining officer

Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan Acting Head of Development Management

Customer note

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