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Department of Environment Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 Mr David Andrews 35 New Road Laxey IM4 7BG 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 Mr David Andrews, Ref 22/00377/B, for the Continuation of restoration works rebuilding of gravel bund, re-profiling of the lake edge, new ponds, erection of birdwatching hide. at Manx Birdlife Point Of Ayre Reserve Cranstal Bride Isle Of Man IM7 4BS . 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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. 2. No excavated material shall be removed from the site and no fill materials may be brought onto the site other than as set out in the method statement. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt - the works proposed are engineering works to alter the existing landform but do not seek approval to remove material from/import material to the site and so any impacts which may result from that (e.g. highways/traffic) have not been assessed. 3. The works hereby approved shall not be undertaken other than in accordance with the method statement, which forms part of the approved plans. Reason: In the interests of clarity and to ensure the development takes place in accordance with the approved details. 4. Prior to the commencement of the works hereby approved, details of any proposed planting/seeding shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and the development shall not take place other than in accordance with the approved details. Reason: the application does not provide details of any proposed planting/seeding and given the site designation it is important that any that does take place is appropriate.

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Department of Environment Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 5. There shall be no provision on the site of moveable structures, works, plant or machinery required temporarily in connection with the development hereby approved unless details (including timescale for removal) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and they are provided in accordance with those approved details. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt, and because the application does not include any details of these and the relevant permitted development order does not apply to this site. This decision relates to the following plans/drawings/information (received 28.03.2022): Cover Letter Application Form 01 - Location Plan 02 - Site Plan NE 02B Hide - Site Plan Hide 02A - Site Plan NE Bund 03 - Existing Site Levels 04 - Cross-section A & B 05 - Cross-section C 06 - Cross-section D & E 07 - Hide elevations Description of Proposals Method Statement Planning Statement This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The development is not in a designated site nor is it an exception allowed for by General Policy 3. However, the proposed works would enhance an existing nature conservation site in accordance with Environment Policies 1, 4 and 27 and no material considerations have been identified which would justify refusal. Date of Issue: 24th May 2022 Director of Planning and Building Control

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Department of Environment Food and Agriculture, Planning & Building Control Directorate, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2SF. Email [email protected]. Tel 01624 685950 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 £305); 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 £115). 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.