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Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 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 Mr Ryan Cleator, Ref 25/90380/B, for the Change of use of an existing agricultural barn to an events barn, installing windows, doors, and rooflights at West Nappin Farm Jurby West Isle Of Man IM7 3AT . 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 development shall be completed in accordance with the materials as indicated on approved drwg no. 327/021 Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. 3. Prior to the commencement of window and door installation, the building shall be surveyed internally by a suitably qualified ecologist, and a bat emergence survey shall be carried out between May and August, with the associated report submitted to and approved in writing by the Department prior to the completion of works. The bat survey shall identify impacts on bat species together with mitigation and enhancement measures, where appropriate, and shall include an ecological mitigation plan and timetable for its implementation. Thereafter, the approved mitigation and enhancement measures shall be fully completed prior to the use hereby permitted first commencing. Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the bats. 4. No external lighting shall be installed unless in accordance with a sensitive low level lighting plan, following best practise as detailed in the Bat Conservation Trust and Institute of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 8/23 on Bats and Artificial Lighting (2023), which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Reason - To avoid ecological impacts and ensure no net loss for biodiversity on site.

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Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 5. Details of a nesting cup for swallows and 2 no. bat boxes shall be submitted to planning and approved in writing by the Department, with the details including the specification and position on the building of the nesting cup and boxes. The nesting cup and bat boxes shall be installed in accordance with the approved details prior to the use of the building first commencing. Reason: In order to mitigate the loss of bat and bird nesting opportunities within the site. 6. Prior to the use of the building hereby permitted first commencing, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plans and the areas shall be retained as such thereafter. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety. 7. Prior to the use of the building hereby permitted first commencing, the access shall be hard surfaced with a gradient not exceeding 7% over its first 6m in accordance with details that shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter the access shall be permanently retained as approved. The re-surfacing must result in a bound surface such that no material is tracked onto the public highway. Reason: In the interests of highway safety. 8. No music or other forms of amplified sound shall be played within the external courtyard or any other external area of the application site. All external side hung doors of the premises shall be fitted with a self-closing mechanism before the use of the building commences and thereafter kept closed at all times except only as required for the entry or exit of goods or customers or in case of emergency. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the surrounding area. 9. No customers shall be allowed to remain on site of the premises hereby approved outside the following times : Monday - Thursday 08:00 to 23:00 Friday and Saturday 08:00 to 00:00 midnight Sunday 10:00 to 22:00 Reason: In order to maintain the amenities of the area. 10. Notwithstanding the provision of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019, the development hereby permitted is considered to be a Sui Generis Use. The site shall be used for no more than 8 individual daily events per calendar month and the use shall be for public and private events only, limited to the following: Private functions - weddings, christenings, birthday celebrations and similar family/social functions; Corporate functions - business events, presentations and workshops;

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Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 Community functions - presentation, talks and activities to the general public and community groups; Educational functions - use by schools and colleges for individual educational talks and presentation days. Reason: To enable alternative uses to be assessed against planning policy by the Department as a result of the location of the site. 11. The site shall not be used for any purpose other than those outlined in Condition 10 of this permission and shall not be used for any purpose as laid out in the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) (Temporary Use or Development) Order 2015. Reason: To ensure the use of the site accords with planning policy, given the location of the site. 12. Notwithstanding the provision of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 and the uses permitted by Condition 10, the premises shall not be used for any purpose as defined under Part 1 Class 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4; Part 4 Class 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4. Reason: To ensure the use of the site is compliant with planning policy given the countryside location. This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped 9th and 10th April and 30th September 2025: 327/001 Location Plan 327/002 Existing Site Plan 327/010 Existing Plans and Elevations 327/020 Proposed Site Plan 327/021 Proposed Plans and Elevations Bat Report dated 29 September 2025 This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The application proposes the re-use of a redundant agricultural building that is of a traditional form of construction, is in good condition and retains historic value. The commercial use of the site will deliver economic and social benefits whilst providing a viable use of the building. The development is considered to be sustainable on the whole and can be delivered without causing any significant and unacceptable impacts upon landscape character, highway safety, biodiversity or other matters of acknowledged planning importance. The scheme is considered to comply with General Policies 2 and 3, Business Policy 16, Environment Policies 1 and 2 and Transport Policies 4 and 7. Date of Issue: 25th February 2026 A MORGAN Interim Director of Planning and Building Control

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Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 Guidance Note This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it. 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 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