250798 — 23/01110/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 Hartford Homes Middle River Douglas IM2 1AL 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 subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Hartford Homes, Ref 23/01110/B, for the Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with new dwelling, including a standalone garage, a stable building, landscaping, and associated engineering operations. at Garey House Glen Tramman Ramsey Isle Of Man IM7 2AP for the following reason(s): 1. The existing building has lost its residential use by abandonment and therefore the principle of its replacement fails to meet the requirements of Housing Policy 12(a). 2. While the new dwelling would be erected partly over the footprint of the existing dwelling, its size and design would fail to meet the requirements of Housing Policy 14, by virtue of the fact that its floor area would be greater than the 50 percent acceptable threshold over existing dwelling, its design is neither traditional nor innovative, and its increased impacts on the character and appearance of the surrounding area would be greater than that of the existing dwelling, negatively impacting on and detracting from the open views and vistas, harming the rural character of the street scene and surrounding area and at odds with the site specific rural context. Therefore, the new dwelling would be contrary to the provisions and objectives of Housing Policy 14 and Environment Policy 2. 3. Insufficient information has been provided clearly evidencing that the proposed stable is essential and practical for its intended purpose within the countryside. Therefore, the department is not satisfied that there is sufficient justification for the proposed building to warrant setting aside the presumption against development outside areas zoned for development, and there is no over-riding national need in land use planning terms for the proposed development which outweighs the requirement to protect these areas from inappropriate development, with the proposal considered contrary to the requirements of General Policy 3 and Paragraph 7.15.1 of the Strategic Plan. 4. The development would further result in a degree of harm upon the wider landscape by reason of its footprint, scale and siting within the landscape where its 5.7m height and 20m length would dominate views. In the absence of reasoned justification for the development, particularly demonstrating that the development would be of overriding national need in land use planning terms for which there is no reasonable acceptable alternative, the proposals do not outweigh the presumption against development in the countryside, and are therefore contrary to General Policy 2 and 3 (g), and Environment Policies 1, 2, and 21 of the Strategic Plan (2016).

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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 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 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. 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.