DEC Decision Notice 1

Ashley Pettit Architects James Place Victoria Road Douglas IM2 4HD

Town And Country Planning Act 1999

The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Infrastructure determined to APPROVE an application by Mr Chris Kelly, Ref 14/01420/B, for the Refurbishment of existing farmhouse and barns with link extension to create a dwelling with guest annexe and detached garage at Croit E Kirkjufal The Sloc Ballakillowey Road Colby Isle Of Man subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any):

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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

1. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the parking, turning areas and new access/driveway all to the rear of the dwelling have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. 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.

1. No development shall take place until full details of soft and hard landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Department and these works shall be carried out as approved. Details of the landscaping works include, but not limited to, details of landscaping/pedestrian paths to the front of the dwelling. All further planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwelling, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. Details of the hard landscaping works include footpaths and hard surfacing materials which should be dark in colour. The hard landscaping works shall be completed in full accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the dwellings hereby permitted.

Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.

1. No development shall take place until further details of the roadside boundaries have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Department and these works shall be carried out as approved. Such detail should include existing and proposed roadside elevational drawings and existing and proposed sectional drawings.

Reason: To control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no extensions, alterations, new buildings or means of enclosure shall be installed or erected without the further submission and approval of a planning application.

Reason: To control the integrity of future development on the site.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no garden sheds or summerhouses shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of the dwellings hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department.

Reason: To control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no greenhouses or polytunnels shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of the dwellings hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, without the prior written approval of the Department.

Reason: To control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area.

1. All external facing and/or roofing materials of the extension hereby approved are required to match those of the existing building in respect of Manx Stone walls and natural slate roofs.

Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.

1. The staff accommodation building and guest accommodation above the garage block may be used only in association with the main dwelling house "Croit E Kirkjufal" and for purposes incidental to the use of main dwelling house "Croit E Kirkjufal" as a single dwelling and for no commercial purposes.

Reason: The site is in an area where new dwellings are not normally approved nor considered suitable on this site; however, it is accepted such accommodation is incidental to the use of main dwelling house.

1. Visibility splays as shown on drawing 06 are required to be provided and retained prior to the occupation of the new dwelling.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety

This approval relates to drawings reference numbers 02, 03, 04, 02 SURVEY all received on 12th December 2014, drawings reference numbers 01, 05A and 06 all received on 24th February 2015 and Structural Report received on 3rd March 2015.

Date of Issue: 8th May 2015

M Gallagher

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

This permission refers only to that required under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.

Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.

Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

☐ Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in an order made by the Department under Section 1(1) of the Fees and Duties Act 1989 (currently £150); ☐ The reasons for making the appeal; and ☐ An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department's website http://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planning-development-control/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

The proposed development must not be commenced until either; ☐ The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or ☐ Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department's public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.

Whilst a copy of the Officer's report which led to the decision is now available to view via the Departments website, link below, all other correspondence relative to the application is available for inspection at the Department. https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom

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.