73901 — 22/00567/B | Planning Portal IoM | Isle of Man Planning Portal

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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 Department Of Infrastructure Mr Thomas Acheson 1st Floor Highways Asset & Maintinance Sea Terminal Building Douglas IM1 2RF 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 Department Of Infrastructure, Ref 22/00567/B, for the Installation of larger junction and pedestrian crossings and the creation of a highway and footpath with associated works. at Balthane Junction Douglas Road Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2DJ. 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. No development may be commenced nor any equipment, machinery or materials be brought onto the site for the purposes of the development until fencing has been erected in the location shown on the approved site plan (OTP-100322 by Manx Roots) in accordance with the recommendations of Section 6.2.2 of British Standard 5837:2012. The fencing shall be maintained in position until the development is complete. Within the Construction Exclusion Zone implemented in accordance with this condition, nothing shall be stored, placed or disposed of above or below ground, the ground level shall not be altered, no excavations shall be made, no mixing of cement or use of other contaminating materials or substances shall take place, nor shall any fires be lit, without prior written consent of the Department. The CEZ implemented in accordance with this condition shall be maintained in position until the development is complete. Reason: to ensure that all trees to be retained are protected from development during construction. 3. No site clearance, preparatory work or development shall take place until a tree planting specification is submitted to and agreed in writing by the Department. Where applicable the tree planting specification shall adhere to the recommendations of

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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 BS8545:2014 (Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape - recommendations) and in all cases shall include details of all trees to be planted, including a) their quantity, location (or density), species and size at date of planting; b) the approximate date when they are to be planted; and c) how they will be maintained until successfully established. The tree planting shall take place as agreed and any trees or plants (including those retained as part of the development) which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or, in the opinion of the Department, become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Department gives written consent to any variation. Reason: to ensure that the development is appropriately landscaped to sit comfortably and acceptably in its location. This decision relates to drawings and supporting information submitted on the 5 May 2022, referenced; P001 P002 P004 Statement of Case 110934/P/SP/01 110934/P/SP/02 110934/P/SP/03 110934/P/SP/04 110934/P/SP/05 A 110934-A-VS-01 A Arboricultural Impact Assessment Tree Survey report CDG-2021 TS-020621 TR-100322 OTP-100322 Wyllie: Lodge' Stage 1 and 2 Road safety Audit report Systra Technical Report Systra Junction Options Report Systra Designers response to road safety audit stage 2 Amended plans and reports received on 16/08/22 referenced; P003/A MWT Prefelling Tree Inspection Report This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposed widening of the existing Junction and pedestrian crossing with footpath and link to the bypass has been designed in accordance with the General Policy 2 and Transport Policy 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and is recommended for approval. Date of Issue: 28th September 2022

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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.