Planning Approval Notice Conditions

Isle of Man Town and Country Planning Act 1999

The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005

Construction Design Ltd 14 Tynwald Street Douglas IM1 1BG

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the PLANNING COMMITTEE of the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby APPROVE the following application made on behalf of:

Name: Middlemarch Ltd Proposal: Approval in principle for the erection of a 190 bedroom hotel and casino (Amendment to PA 05/00464/A) at: Site Bounded By Victoria Street, Lord Street And Walpole Avenue Douglas Isle Of Man

which was considered on 30 March 2006, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below.

Date of Issue: 16 April, 2006

Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas

Secretary Planning Committee

Schedule Of Conditions:

1. This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.

1. The application for Reserved Matters must include a Transport Assessment which projects the number of arrivals and departures by staff, patrons, guests, and service vehicles and demonstrates how those movements will be catered for, and a Road Safety Audit; both should be prepared in consultation with the Highway Authority.

1. The application for Reserved Matters must include full details of all drainage proposals, including site investigation to establish existing services, flow calculations, and arrangements for pool discharge and petrol interception; these details should be prepared in consultation with the Drainage Services Manager at Douglas Corporation.

1. No approval is hereby implied to the layout and design shown on the submitted indicative drawings; the detailed design should be prepared in consultation with the Department's planning officers, and should comply with the following criteria:-

a) the building should be of modern architectural style using high quality finishes and detailing; b) the ground-level frontage to the highway should include active public rooms and interest, and should not comprise a dead frontage simply masking garaging and accommodating ventilation grilles; and c) the building should not, generally, at eaves level, be higher than the eaves level of the Jubilee Buildings.

NOTE The applicant is advised to consult the Water Authority with regard to the Water Supply Byelaws.

This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005.

This permission refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005.

Any appeal against this decision must be in writing and must be received by this Department within 21 days of the date of this notice.

A form and guidance notes are available from either the Planning Office, Tel 685950, or to down load from the Department's website www.gov.im/dlge/planning/plan

You should note that a copy of the Officer's report which led to the decision being made, along with any correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection at the Department.

No development may be undertaken until such time as the relevant reserved matters have been approved by the Planning Authority.