Mr Martyn Hobson Architectural Studio 7 Olafs Close Douglas IM2 7AR

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 subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Daryl Blake Construction Ltd, Ref 25/90046/B, for the Erection of a detached bungalow at Former Pound Lane Depot Castletown Road Port St Mary IM9 5LT for the following reason(s):

1. The application site is located in the open countryside on land that is not zoned for any particular purpose. Residential development of the site would not accord with the adopted settlement hierarchy and would encourage unsustainable development. Accordingly it is contrary to Strategic Policy 1, 2, 3 and 10 together with Spatial Policy 5 of the Strategic Plan.
2. The principle of development for the erection of a dwelling is not acceptable due to the application site being located in a rural and protected part of the countryside where any development is strictly controlled with the land not being zoned for any particular purpose. The proposal would be contrary to the provisions of General Policy 3, Housing Policy 4 and Environment Policy 1, which seek to protect the countryside for its own sake and the development will adversely affect the countryside which will not be permitted unless there is an over-riding national need in land use planning terms. The application fails to demonstrate an overriding national need which outweighs the requirement to protect these areas and there are reasonable and acceptable alternative site available on which new housing can be delivered.
3. The design and scale of the proposed dwelling, together with its finished appearance would not be sympathetic to the rural character of the area and. The resulting prominence of new residential development within the landscape will cause demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the rural street scene and landscape setting, on land that is not zoned for any purpose. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Strategic Policy 5 and General Policy 2 (b & c) of the Strategic Plan.

Date of Issue:

7th April 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/)

A determination to refuse planning approval does not have effect -

• if an appeal is submitted until the appeal is determined or withdrawn; or
• if no appeal is submitted, until the time within which an appeal may be submitted has expired ( 21 days from the date of this notice).

Appeal

Any appeal 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