DEC Decision Notice

Modus Architects PO Box 2 Castletown Isle Of Man IM99 5DJ

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 The Salvation Army, Ref 21/01486/B, for the Erection of a multipurpose hall, entrance canopy over the existing entrance, replacement of existing roof tiles with artificial slates and creation of new car parking at The Salvation Army Douglas Corps Ballacottier Crescent Isle Of Man Business Park Braddan IM2 2QZ.

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 use hereby approved shall only be in accordance with the Floor Plans shown on plan 2016_102 A and with sections 3 and 4 of the Planning Statement.

Reason: The development hereby approved is only acceptable in this location because of the special circumstances of the proposal.

• 3. The development hereby approved shall not be brought into use unless the site has been laid out in accordance with drawing no. 2016_101 A (unless required otherwise by other conditions attached to this approval) and the site shall be retained as such thereafter. Reason: To ensure sufficient parking and manoeuvring space is provided.
• 4. The development hereby approved shall not be brought into use unless measures are in place to prevent water from flowing out onto or damaging the public road. Reason: to avoid highways drainage issues.

• 5. The development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar Panels have been provided in accordance with the approved details. Reason: to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details.
• 6. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, details of the landscaping to the North of the site (proposed hedge) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The details shall include: species; size; numbers; planting method and timing; and maintenance method. Any plant that is shown for retention on the approved site plan (2016-101 A) or planted in accordance with the approved landscaping details and dies within 5 years of the development having been completed shall be replaced in accordance with details which have first been approved in writing by the Department.

Reason: to ensure that the landscaping shown for retention is retained, and that the additional proposed landscaping is suitably carried out.

This decision relates to the following: Location Plan - 2016_001 A Existing Site Plan - 2016_002 A Proposed Site Plan - 2016_101 A Floor Plans 1:100 - 2016_102 A Elevations - 2016_103 A South View - 2016_110 A South East View - 2016_111 A South West View - 2016_112 A Planning Statement

Received 07.12.2021 This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal does not comply with the existing land use designation of the Area Plan, but is an extension of an existing recently approved use within the same red-line boundary and will provide significant wider community benefits. Consultees have raised no concerns, subject to conditions. The design and site layout are considered to be acceptable.

Date of Issue: 16th March 2022

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.