DEC Decision Notice

Wilson Consulting Limited Kempis House Orrisdale Road Ballasalla Isle Of Man 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 Miss Clarissa Beadman, Ref 20/00861/B, for the Erection of extensions and remodelling of existing dwelling with associated landscaping and extension of residential curtilage at Braaid Farm Top Road Crosby Isle Of Man IM4 4HJ .

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 occupation of the extensions hereby approved, the installation of the natural stone cladding as shown on drawing numbers 953, 954, 955, 956 and 957 shall be installed and retained as such thereafter. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity on the wider landscape.
• 3. The residential curtilage hereby approved as shown outlined in red on drawing number 903 shall be defined by a post and wire fence, unless alternative boundary treatment details are first submitted to and approved in writing by the Department, and installed within 12 months of the first occupation of the extensions approved. The approved boundary treatment shall be retained as such thereafter. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure the curtilage is suitably defined.

This approval relates to the following information and drawing numbers all date received 16/09/2021:

• 901 - Location Plan

• 902 - Site Plan
• 903 - Proposed Site Plan
• 904 - Site History

• 950 - Ground Floor Plan
• 951 - First Floor Plan
• 952 - Second Floor Plan
• 953 - South East Elevation
• 954 - North West Elevation
• 955 - South West Elevation
• 956 - North East Elevation
• 957 - Courtyard Elevation Design Statement CGI Visual Image Visual Impact Assessment and two emails from the agent dated 28th August 2020 and 20th November 2020.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) It is clearly not the policy intentions to allow large extensions, but in this specific case the extensive refurbishment works including stone cladding throughout is expected to result in an overall impact of the site which is less visually intrusive than the existing situation and one which has a reduced visual impact on the wider rural landscape and falling within the spirit of those exceptional tests for larger dwellings in the countryside as set out in Housing Policies 14, 15, and 16, in safeguarding those key views of Character Area C3 and seeking to improve the wider environment without loss to any high quality agricultural land in accordance with Environment Policy 14.

Date of Issue: 15th December 2021

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 £295); 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 £110). 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 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.