Living Hope Community Church Limited Mr Stuart Nelson Bayview Road Port St Mary IM9 5AQ

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 Living Hope Community Church Limited, Ref 25/90002/C, for the Change of use from Class 2.1 (Office) to a Class 4.3 (Community Facilities) at Commerce House 1 Bowring Road Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 2LQ .

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. The approved use is community facilities within Class 4.3 of the Use Class Order 2019 (and any legislation that may precede or replace this order).

Reason: a) For the avoidance of doubt; and, b) the assessment of the application is for an assembly for religious worship, which has the most impact within the use class. Therefore, all other uses within the class are also considered acceptable. 3. Any alterations to the property should take into consideration the potential to flood. Electrics should be placed above flood levels and flood resilient materials should be used where possible. A flood evacuation plan should be displayed.

Reason: In the interests of user safety given the potential for flooding from rivers and/or the sea in the locality of the site.

This approval relates to the following information and Drawing Nos.

EX01 - Site Location Plan and Proposed Site Plan; PO1 - Proposed Floor Plans; PO2 - Proposed Elevations; Draft Rationale for Change of Use Application of Commerce House by Living Hope Church; Commerce House information detailing Staffing Levels, Proposed Hours / days of Operation; Overview of Parking Provision; all date stamped received on 3rd February, 2025. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application is considered to comply with: Strategic Policies 1(a), 3(b), and 5; General Policy 2, Environment Policies 42, and 43, Community Policy 2 and Transport Policy 7 of the Strategic Plan and is recommended for approval subject to the conditions.

Date of Issue: 17th April 2025 J CHANCE

Director of Planning and

Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner 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