DEC Decision Notice
Arch-Tec (IOM) Ltd Architectural Design Consultants Architectural Studio 7 Olafs Close Governors Hill Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 7AR
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 JR Creer Ltd, Ref 22/00782/A, for the Approval in principle application for the erection of tourist and craft units and creation of motorhome overnight parking facility reserving siting, internal layout, drainage, design, means of access, landscaping and external appearance for future consideration at Field 430575 (now 435235) Opposite Outbuildings Middle Cordeman St Marks Country Park Cordeman Road St Marks IM3 3AJ for the following reason(s):
- The proposed development of tourism accommodation and facilities in an unzoned, countryside location will unacceptably harm the rural character of the local landscape and place an unsustainable reliance on the use of the private motor vehicle for accessing the location. The proposals are not one of the exceptional types of development listed in Policy GP3 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and are contrary to Policies BP11, BP12, BP13, BP14 and BP15 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
Date of Issue: 13th February 2023
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.
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.
