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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 Manx Development Corporation 22-24, Victoria Street Douglas IM1 2LE 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 For Health And Social Care, Ref 22/00254/B, for the Conversion and extension of nurses' home to provide 37 apartments and cafe with takeaway with associated car, motorcycle and bicycle parking and landscaping at Nurses Home Westmoreland Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4AJ . 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 development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 17701 REV P1. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that parking provision is made for off-street parking 3. The development shall not be occupied or operated until the secure and/or covered bicycle stores and motorcycling parking bays have been provided in accordance with the approved plans IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 17701 REV P1 . The secure and covered bicycle store and/or motorcycling parking bays shall be retained at all times thereafter. Reason: To promote sustainable travel in the interests of reducing pollution, congestion and given the lack of parking provision within the site. 4. The development shall not be occupied or operated until the secure and covered bin stores have been provided in accordance with the approved plans IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA-

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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 A- 17701 REV P1 and 2781_LG(9-)01 REV P0. The secure and covered bin stores shall be retained at all times thereafter for this purpose. Reason: To ensure adequate and appropriate bin storage. 5. Prior to the occupation of the apartments hereby approved details of the rear boundary (northeast) treatment shall be submitted and approved by the Department and these shall be completed prior to the occupation of any apartment and retained thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Department. Reason: To improve the residential amenities of the occupants of the ground floor apartments. 6. No external finishes may be applied to the building - including roofs, windows, new brickwork and movement joints - until details and samples of these have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed with the Department. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. 7. The development may not be occupied or operated until details of an alternative means of fall arrest system to the roof have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed with the Department. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. 8. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping on drawing IOM-EWA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-L-79001 REV P0 must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which die or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. The hard landscaping works (i.e. footpaths etc) shall be completed in full accordance with the approved details prior to the first operation/occupation of the development thereby permitted. Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate landscape setting to the development 9. The area identified as "café" at ground floor level and as shown on drawing IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 17701 P1 is permitted to operate under Use Classes 1.3 & 1.4 only. Reason: Approval has been sought for these uses only and has been considered as such. 10. All recommendations listed within the approved "Protected Species Report" prepared by Manx Wildlife Trust dated January 2022 (Section 6.1) are to be fully adhered to.

Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the ecological species existing on the site. 11. The development shall not be occupied or operated until the bat, bird and bee boxes as shown on approved drawing IOM-EWA-ZA-ZZ-GA-A-70501 REV P1 (additional as per Ecosystem Policy Office comments are also approved) and shall be retained at all times thereafter. Reason: In the interest of bio-diversity of the site.

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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 This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings reference numbers all received; 10.03.2022 100 REV A 101 REV A 300 REV A 301 REV A IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 10411 REV P1 IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 10414 REV P1 IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 10412 REV P1 IOM- EWA- ZA- ZZ- GA- A- 70501 REV P1 IOM-EWA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-10501 REV P0 IOM- EWA- ZA- ZZ- GA- A- 10601 REV 01 IOM- EWA- ZA- ZZ- GA- A- 19001 REV P3 IOM- EWA- ZA- ZZ- GA- A- 70502 REV P1 IOM-EWA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-10502 REV P0 IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 10413 REV P1 05 IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- DR- A- 19002 REV P0 02 20 10 2781_LG(9-)01 REV P0 Design and Access Statement - Elliswilliams Fire Strategy - SPL Fire Engineering Ltd Flood Risk Assessment - BB Consulting Engineers Planning Statement Relating to Drainage - BB Consulting Engineers Planning Energy Statement - March Consultants Limited Planning Statement - Sarah Corlett Town Planning Consultancy Protected Species Report - Manx Wildlife Trust Structural Inspection and Report - BB Consulting Engineers 21.03.2022 IOM-EWA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-L-79001 IOM- EWA- ZZ- ZZ- GA- A- 17701 NOTE The decision to grant planning approval, subject to a Section 13 agreement, was made by Planning Committee on the 30th January 2023. The issue of the decision notice has been triggered by the Section 13 agreement having been concluded. The 21 days for appeal (for those with Interested Person Status) runs from the date of the decision notice. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposed application requires a balanced decision, against the scheme is the "clear and pleasant" outlooks for some of the apartments to the rear of the building, the lack of affordable housing provision on the site at this time (albeit off set for a future development or a commuted sum payment) and lack of on-site parking. These factors go against the application. However, a balance needs to be taken and whether the positives of developing the site sufficient outweigh these concerns or not. In favour the site is designated for mixed use and this proposal for residential and for a café would comply with this designation and fit well within this area of Douglas, which is the main settlement for housing, services, education, shops, employment & public transport and the most sustainable town on the

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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 IOM. The aims of the IOM Strategic Plan and the Area Plan for the East both promote sustainable developments which can utilise existing services and have good transport links. Clearly, therefore the principle of developing the site for residential development/cafe weight in favour of the application. Further, the proposal to redevelopment an existing building of architect, historical and social interest, while extending in a sensitive and appropriate way all weighs significantly in favour of the development. On balance, and in light of the above, it is concluded the proposals complies with the relevant planning policies of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, Residential Design Guide 2021 and the Area Plan for the East 2020 and therefore it is recommended the application is approved. Date of Issue: 31st January 2023 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.