83795 — 22/01212/A | 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 Penketh - Millar 23 West Quay Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1DL 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 Mr & Mrs David Pearce, Ref 22/01212/A, for the Approval in principle for proposed residential development, addressing means of access and number of plots at The Auburns 19 Lezayre Road Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 2LP for the following reason(s): 1. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that appropriate mitigation measures could be implemented on site to safeguard the occupants of the four dwellings proposed within the scheme from future flood occurrence in accordance with the requirements set out in Appendix 4 of the Strategic Plan and as required by Environment Policy 10. 2. It has not been sufficiently demonstrated that the proposal would not result in unacceptable risk from flooding, either on or offsite, for future occupants of the proposed dwellings, and that the development would not increase flood vulnerabilities and intensity of flooding in the area. Therefore, the scheme is considered to fail the requirements of Environment Policy 13. 3. Due to the overall layout of the site, positioning of the buildings and the spaces around them, coupled with the volume of hardstanding areas to be created on site, it is considered that the proposal would result in significant loss of an established green corridor which has public amenity value and contributes to the character of the site and locality. The removal of large sections of the garden area and its replacement with about 526sqm of hardstanding areas (impermeable parking areas and dwellings) would considerably deplete the green corridor with potential to further decrease the available green corridor, resulting in deleterious impacts on the character and appearance of the area and the context of this part of Ramsey, and a loss of a sense of place for the immediate locality, thus failing to comply with Policy R/R/P3 of the Ramsey Local Plan, and Environment Policy 42, General Policy 2 (b, c, & g), and Strategic Policy 4(b & c) of the Strategic Plan. Date of Issue: 17th October 2023

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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. 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 £335); 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 £125). 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 (should one have been received) 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.