DEC Decision Notice

Mr Ian Piercy 127 Royal Avenue ONCHAN IM3 1LD

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 Mrs Carol Crane, Ref 21/00593/B, for the Erection of a detached dwelling with attached garage at Rheast Mooar House Andreas Road Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 3UA.

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 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.

• 3. Obscure glazing (Pilkington level 5 or equivalent) shall be installed in the following windows and shall be maintained as such thereafter;

North Elevation - first floor Ensuite rooms x 2

Reason: In interests of neighbouring residential amenities.

• 4. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved an Arboricultural Method Statement, adhering to the recommendations of BS5837:2012 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction - recommendations), shall be submitted to and

approved in writing by the Department. The agreed protection measures and programme of arboricultural supervision detailed within shall adhered to in full.

Reason: to provide a level of technical detail sufficient to provide a high level of confidence in the outcome for retained trees on the site.

Note: The AMS should address (where applicable) the specification of the protective fencing to be used around trees, the removal of existing structures and hard surfacing, the installation of temporary ground protection over portions of RPA not within a CEZ, excavations within portions of RPA not within a CEZ, and how the project arboriculturist and/or construction manager will carry out arboricultural site monitoring, including a schedule of specific site events requiring input or inspection

• 5. For the purposes of undertaking the required arboricultural supervision, prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced tree specialist to the role of Project Arboriculturist (PA) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The Department shall be notified in writing if person appointed to the role of PA changes.

Reason: to provide a level of technical detail sufficient to provide a high level of confidence in the outcome for retained trees on the site.

• 6. No development shall take place until full details of soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and these works shall be carried out as approved. Details of the soft landscaping works include details of new planting (tree planting) showing, type, size and position of each. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved 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 dwelling, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which die or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development.

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings reference numbers all received;

02.06.2021

• NB/Crane/401
• NB/Crane/402

• NB/Crane/405 NB/Crane/404
• NB/Crane/406
• NB/Crane/407 Design and Access Statement

11.08.2021 Arboricultural Impact Assessment - 13th July 2021 TP-130721 - Outline Tree Protection TS-130721 - Tree Constraints TR-130721 - Tree Impact

02.06.2021 Drawing NB/Crane/403 is not approved.

Drawing NB/Crane/408 is not approved. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) It is considered that the has no significant impacts upon public or private amenities and therefore complying with Strategic Policy 1, Strategic Policy 2, General Policy 2, Housing Policy 4, Transport Policy 4 , Transport Policy 7 and Environment Policy 42 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, Ramsey Local Plan and the Residential Design Guide 2021.

Date of Issue: 9th September 2021

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 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.

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.