DEC Decision Notice

Quay Design Ltd. 5 The Quay Port St Mary IM9 5EA

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 Mr Patrick & Mrs Kay O'Meara, Ref 21/00681/B, for the Formation of a second floor balcony and installation of replacement balustrading at Albert Hotel Athol Street Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5DS for the following reason(s):

1. By reason of the height and overall massing of the proposed parapet wall the application is considered to have an unacceptable visual impact on the historic and traditional appearance of the original building and the wider streetscene and fails to preserve or enhance the individual character of the locality and fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the proposed Conservation Area. The application is considered to fail Strategic Polices 3 and 5, General Policy 2 (b), (c) and (g) and the principles of Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Date of Issue: 25th October 2021

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principle 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 £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.