DEC Decision Notice

Wilson Consulting Limited Mr John Wilson Kempis House Orrisdale Road Ballasalla IM9 3AE

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 Bravo Homes Limited, Ref 23/01040/B, for the Refurbish existing house and add extensions to each side and area of lawn adjacent to extended house, create additional off-road parking area with triple garage to utilise two existing accesses, and manage remainder of residential curtilage, retaining its natural state at Grenaby House Grenaby Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 3BD .

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. Prior to the commencement of above ground works, full details of all materials to be used in the external finishes of the dwelling shall be submitted to the Department for approval. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the approved.

Reason: To ensure the development is of the highest quality and appropriate from a visual standpoint.

• 3. Details of the windows and doors at a scale of 1:20 are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter, the windows and doors are to be installed in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To preserve the character and fabric of the existing dwelling.
• 4. All hard and soft landscaping works within the site shall be undertaken in full accordance with the approved landscaping plan (drwg. No. 298/024) and the accompanying technical specification document. This shall include all ecological enhancements noted on

the approved plan. Any trees or plants indicated on the approved scheme which, within a period of five years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced during the next planting season with other trees or plants of a species and size to be first approved in writing by the Department.

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

• 5. No permanent external lighting shall be installed unless a sensitive low level lighting plan, following best practise, as detailed in the Bat Conservation Trust and Institute of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 08/23 - Bats and Artificial Lighting (2023), has been submitted to the Department and approved in writing. The lighting scheme shall therefore be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that an appropriate ecologically sensitive lighting scheme is installed on site.

• 6. The development shall be undertaken in full accordance with the mitigation and flood risk prevention measures outlined in the approved Flood Risk Assessment received 19.01.2024.

Reason: To ensure that the development would be appropriate from a flood risk perspective.

• 7. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking and turning areas 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.

• 8. The garage hereby approved shall at all times be made available for the parking of private motor vehicles(s) and shall be retained available for such use. The garage shall not be used for any other purpose without prior consent of the Department in writing.

Reason: To provide adequate off-street parking and ensure that the building would not be used for any purpose which may not be ancillary to the host dwellinghouse.

• 9. 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 extension, enlargement or other alteration of the dwelling(s) hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval, shall be carried out, without the prior written approval of the Department. Reason: To control development in the interests of the amenities of the surrounding area.

This approval relates to the following drawings and documents; Flood Risk Assessment Received 19.01.24

298/024 Landscaping specification Front CGI view Received 06.11.23

• 298/001
• 298/002 298/010

• 298/020
• 298/021
• 298/022
• 298/023 Design Statement Rear CGI view Received 08.09.23

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.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposed development is considered to amount to appropriate extension to a traditional styled property in the countryside, without detriment to the character and appearance of the immediate streetscene or wider landscape. The proposals would help facilitate the restoration, conservation and retention of the existing dwelling which is considered to be of historic and architectural significance, whilst providing well-designed additions that respect the form and built vernacular of the property. The proposals are therefore deemed compliant with Spatial Policy 5, Strategy Policy 5, General Policies 2 and

• 3, Housing Policy 15, and Environment Policies 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Strategic Plan (2016).

Date of Issue: 30th January 2024

J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control

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 £335); 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 £125). 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.