Decision Notice
Mr Peter Ferguson Unit 46 Spring Valley Industrial Estate Braddan Douglas IM2 2QS
Town And Country Planning Act 1999
The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Mr Peter Ferguson, Ref 25/00155/D, for the Erection of non-illuminated sign at Unit 46 Spring Valley Industrial Estate Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 2QS .
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).
- The advertisement(s) hereby granted consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Reason: To avoid the accumulation of unimplemented advertisement consents. This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing all received on 10.02.2025. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application is recommended for approval as it is considered the proposed non-illuminated sign would not harm the character of the area or the highway network or public or private amenities and would comply with General Policy 2, General Policy 6 a,b,c; and General Policy 7 and Regulation 5(3) of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013.
Date of Issue: 30th 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/online-applications/)
Implementation
The decision does not become final until either
- Any appeal has been concluded; or
- 21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted
Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (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 must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:
- the grounds for making the appeal;
- payment of the planning appeal fee (currently $£ 355$ ); and
- if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently $£ 130$ ).
Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated. An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning \& Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department's website www.gov.im/planningappeal If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department's public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application (should one have been received) may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.
