Decision Notice

Ellis Brown 12 Strathallan Crescent Queens Promenade Douglas IM2 4NR

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 Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Jomart Properties Ltd, Ref 15/00479/B, for the Conversion of former antiques shop and store to a tea room and therapy rooms over two levels including installation of an extractor flue and creation of an additional entrance for disabled access provision, screened bin store and outside seating areas at 3 Collins Lane Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1AL 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.

• 2. The tea room/ restaurant use hereby approved shall not be undertaken outside the following times: 0800 hrs and 2300hrs hours Reason: In order to maintain the amenities of the area.
• 3. The beauty therapy rooms hereby approved shall not be undertaken outside the following times: 0800 hrs and 2000hrs hours Reason: In order to maintain the amenities of the area.
• 4. No development shall commence on site until details showing ventilation and extraction equipment within the site (including details of its position, appearance and details of measures to prevent noise emissions) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The ventilation/extraction equipment shall be installed prior to the building/extension hereby approved is first occupied and shall thereafter be maintained in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of adjoining properties.

• 5. No amplified sound shall be generated in the outside seating areas at any time or within the building from the use hereby approved outside the hours of 0800 hrs to 2300hrs. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of occupiers of nearby properties.
• 6. The use hereby approved shall not commence until the front and rear doors of the premises have been fitted with a self-closing mechanism 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.
• 7. All new windows, doors and associated frames shall be timber units with joinery details to match the originals, including opening pattern and frame sections, and shall be retained as such.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the building and the area.

This approval relates to Plan References 15/2449/01-A and 15/2449/02 A all date stamped as recieved on 27 May 2015 and email deated 1 May 2015.

Date of Issue: 30th June 2015

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority delegated to her 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-developmentcontrol/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.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

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.