370699 — 25/90884/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 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 Ms Jacalyn Riding, Ref 25/90884/B, for the Replacement of existing outbuilding with new outbuilding including additional use for tourist accommodation (Class 3.6) at Dhowin Cottage Smeale Road Andreas Isle Of Man IM7 4JA for the following reason(s): 1. The proposed tourist accommodation is located in an isolated countryside setting and does not comply with Strategic Policy 2 and Spatial Policy 5, which direct new development to defined settlements and restrict development in the countryside to exceptional circumstances. While the replacement of the outbuilding aligns with General Policy 3(c) as redevelopment of previously developed land, the introduction of tourist use does not meet any of the exceptions identified in General Policy 3 and is therefore contrary to the Strategic Plan's spatial strategy. Although Business Policy 13 supports the use of private residential properties for tourist accommodation where amenity impacts are acceptable, this provision does not override the Strategic Plan's spatial strategy or the presumption against new development in the countryside. The proposal introduces a new detached building for tourist use rather than adapting the existing dwelling and therefore falls outside the scope and intent of BP13. 2. The proposal conflicts with Strategic Policy 8 and Business Policies 11-14, which collectively require rural tourism development to reuse existing built fabric of interest, support rural diversification, and comply fully with countryside protection policies. Business Policy 11 applies the same weight of countryside protection to tourist development as to other forms of development, while Business Policy 12 encourages conversion of redundant rural buildings rather than demolition and new build. Business Policy 13 permits the use of private residential properties for tourist accommodation only where amenity impacts are acceptable, but this does not extend to the creation of new detached buildings. Business Policy 14 confirms that rural tourism may be permitted only where it complies with all relevant policies and prioritizes farmhouse accommodation or barn conversions linked to rural activities. This proposal involves demolition and new build, provides no functional or economic link to rural land management, and relies on private car access, contrary to the sustainability objectives of the Strategic Plan. Accordingly, the scheme falls outside the scope and intent of Business Policies 11-14 and Strategic Policy 8.

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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 a Principal 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 informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via https://pbc.gov.im/online- applications/) A determination to refuse planning approval does not have effect - · if an appeal is submitted until the appeal is determined or withdrawn; or · if no appeal is submitted, until the time within which an appeal may be submitted has expired (21 days from the date of this notice). Appeal Any appeal must be in writing, include the appropriate fee and be submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. Guidance on how to appeal is available at gov.im/howtoappeal