244446 — 22/01340/B | Planning Portal IoM | Isle of Man Planning Portal

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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 Northern Trust Company Limited Mr John Tootell Lynton House Ackhurst Park Foxhole Road Chorley PR7 1NY 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 Seymar Developments Ltd, Ref 22/01340/B, for the The development of eight townhouses and associated car parking and landscaping at Land At Corner Of Premier Road And Mooragh Promenade Premier Road Ramsey Isle Of Man . 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 hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking, garages, layout and proposed footway on the frontage of the site have been implemented before first occupation of the dwellings. The parking and turning areas shall be 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 prior to the first occupation of the dwellings in the interests of highway safety, with such provision, thereafter, being maintained for the lifetime of the development. 3. No development shall take place until full details of soft landscaping and hard landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department which have also been considered and assessed by an arboriculturist in terms of their suitability for this coastal location and these works shall be carried out as approved. Details of the soft landscaping works include planting to all the roadside boundaries and the car park/area to rear of apartments. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved

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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 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 hereby approved extension, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which 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. The hard landscaping works shall be completed in full accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of any apartment hereby permitted. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development. 4. No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. 5. Prior to the commencement of any works a botanical survey is required to be submitted and approved by the Department which is required to identify areas of interest and a plan for their protection or translocation. The development shall not take place unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the ecological species existing on the site. 6. At least 4 swift nest bricks shall be incorporated into the northern, side elevation of the northern building. The swift boxes shall thereafter be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development. Reason: Swifts are a species in need of conservation action that are entirely reliant on buildings for nesting in the Isle of Man, and which are known to nest locally. The height and location of this building is ideal for swifts, as would the northern elevation, because they are prone to overheating in nests which are located facing south. Swift nest bricks should be placed high up under the eaves, with at least a 40cm gap between entry holes. 7. Prior to the commencement of the development, hereby permitted, the foul drainage proposals for the development must be illustrated on a drawing showing the connection(s) into the 1050mm diameter sewer within Park Road. Any connection should be made into the MH sewer ref SC45950004 as shown on the plan attached to MU's comments on the application. Any adoptable drainage must be constructed in accordance with Manx Sewers for Adoption. Reason: To ensure that the foul drainage connection to serve the proposed development is sufficient and to avoid any potential for groundwater and surface water pollution. 8. In order to minimise the potential from flood risk, the threshold of any door or opening shall be sited a minimum of 600mm above flood level as per the design Flood Risk Assessment accompanying the application. Flood resilient doors must be installed prior to the first occupation of any dwelling, hereby permitted, especially in the garage area, with all such measures and doors, thereafter, be maintained for the lifetime of the development. Reason: To minimise the risk from flooding. 9. Prior to the commencement of the development, hereby permitted, a plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning showing areas marked out for Machine access. Areas designated for storage of materials, and waste or discharge of any

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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 compounds deleterious to plant or animal life shall not to be permitted in the marked off areas to avoid damage to vegetation and compaction of the topsoil. Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the ecological species existing on the site. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: Drawing No. 21026-001-A - Location Plan received 8 November, 2022; Drawing No. 21026-102-H - Proposed Block Plan - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-103-H - Proposed Site Plan - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-104-D - House Type 1 (middle and end units) Planning Sheet 1 - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-105-D - House Type 1 (middle and end units) Planning Sheet 2 - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-106-D - House Type 1 (middle and end units) Elevations Sheet 1 - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-107-D - House Type 1 (middle and end units) Elevations Sheet 2 - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-108-E - House Type 2 (corner unit) Plans Sheet 1 - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-109-E - House Type 2 (corner unit) Plans Sheet 2 - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-110-E - House Type 2 (corner unit) Elevations Sheet 1 - - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-111-E - House Type 2 (corner unit) Elevations Sheet 2 and Section - - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-112-G - Street Elevations - received 5 October, 2023; Drawing No. 21026-113-E - Context Elevation (Promenade) - received 5 October, 2023; Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy Issue 5 - received 24 February 2023 NOTE FOR YOUR INFORMATION Please be aware that a ban on the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in any new building(s) and or extension(s), will come into force on 1st January 2025. You therefore are encouraged to ensure that your proposed development includes alternatives to fossil fuel heating systems if you believe that such works will not be completed by that date. To this end, if you propose an alternative, such as air source or ground source heat pump(s), or any other heating system that would require planning approval, the details of this should be addressed now. This may require you to resubmit your planning application to accommodate the alternative permitted heating system proposed. NOTE The decision to grant planning approval, subject to a Section 13 agreement, was made by Planning Committee on the 20th November, 2023. The issue of the decision notice has been triggered by the Section 13 Agreement having been concluded. The 21 days for appeal (for those with Interested Person Status) runs from the date of the decision notice. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposed development accords with the provisions of Strategic Policies 1, 2 and 5; General Policy 2; Housing Policies 1, 4, and 5; Environment Policy 42; Transport policies 4 and 7; and Recreation Policy 3 in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. It further complies with Policy R/R/P2/C of the Ramsey Local Plan; and is recommended for approval.

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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 led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas. 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). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must: specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined. 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.