**Document:** Decision Notice **Application:** 16/01348/LAW — Use of 38 Murrays Road as a 12 bedrooms House in Multiple Occupation with shared facilities and a separate self-contained 1 bedroom flat accommodation on part of ground floor **Decision:** Certificate of Lawful Use/Devel Approved **Decision Date:** 2017-03-24 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** decision / decision_notice **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/21860-braddan-38-murrays-dwelling/documents/1017458 --- # Decision Notice Reference: 16/01348/LAW ## Town And Country Planning Act 1999 Certificate Of Lawful Use Or Development The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture hereby certifies that on the 6th December 2016, the use described in Schedule 1 to this certificate in respect of the land specified in Schedule 2 to this certificate and edged RED on the plan attached to this certificate, was lawful within the meaning of section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 for the following reason: 1) The evidence submitted, along with the information from other Departments/Divisions, suggest on the balance of probabilities that the property has indeed been used a house in multiple occupation and a separate flat on the ground floor for a period in excess of ten years. This decision was made by a Senior Planning Officer under the Government Departments Act 1987, in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department. - Schedule 1. Uses to which this certificate relates Use of 38 Murrays Road, Douglas as a House in Multiple Occupation of not more than 12 households and 16 persons with shared facilities, and a self-contained flat on the ground floor, in accordance the floor plans date stamped received 13 January 2017 - Schedule 2. The Land to which the Notice Relates 38 Murrays Road Douglas Isle of Man IM2 3HW Date 24th March 2017 Signed on behalf of the Department of Environment Food and Agriculture ### Miss J Chance MRTPI Director of Planning and Building Control Notes - 1. This certificate is issued solely for the purpose of section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999. - 2. It certifies that the use specified in Schedule 1 taking place on the land described in Schedule 2 was lawful, on the specified date and, thus, was not liable to enforcement action under section 26 of the 1999 Act on that date. - 3. This certificate applies only to the extent of the use described in Schedule 1 and to the land specified in Schedule 2 and identified on the attached plan. Any use which is materially different from that described or which relates to other land may render the owner or occupier liable to enforcement action. --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/21860-braddan-38-murrays-dwelling/documents/1017458*