**Document:** Decision Notice **Application:** 17/00810/B — Extension of existing concrete yard **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2017-09-19 **Parish:** Santon **Document Type:** decision / decision_notice **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/22705-santon-island-aggregates-ltd-extension/documents/1025376 --- # Decision Notice Mr T Craine Tiree 28 Victoria Road Castletown TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013 In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Island Aggregates Ltd, Ref 17/00810/B, for the Extension of existing concrete yard at Island Aggregates Ltd Concrete Plant Oatlands Quarry Oatlands Road Santon Isle Of Man subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any) : - 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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. - 2. The bund, shown in drawing IA02G17, unless otherwise approved by the Department, must be no higher than 1m and in situ within 6 months of the proposed area coming into operation and thereafter, seeded or turfed in the first planting season following its introduction. Reason: To mitigate any visual impact of the proposed works on the wider environment. - 3. The proposed works must include silt trap(s) or other provision which will prevent inappropriate materials entering any watercourse or the adjacent pond. Reason: To protect the ecology of the nearby area. - 4. Working must remain within the western boundary of the site identified by the red line, avoiding areas populated by fairy flax. The area to be re-surfaced must be mown prior to commencing work to discourage lizards from occupying the site and the cutting should take place in the winter, or at dawn at any other times when the lizards are inactive. A watching brief for lizards, which are protected under the Wildlife Act 1990, by a suitably qualified person, must be undertaken during the undertaking of the re-surfacing and records of this work must be kept and be available for inspection by the Department if required. The area to the east must be protected from machinery and operations during the course of the works either by fencing or signage or other course of action with prior approval of the Department. Reason: To protect the wildlife of the area and to minimise damage to the rest of the area This approval relates to the location plan, site plan and plan reference IA02G17 as well as the Preliminary Ecology Report prepared by Manx Wildlife Trust and dated June 2017 and all received on 31st July, 2017. NOTE The works must not result in the spread of species under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife Act 1990. Reason: to protect the wildlife of the area. Date of Issue: 19th September 2017 ## Director of Planning and Building Control Guidance Note This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department. This permission refers only to that required under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013. Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument. Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain: -  Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £175); -  The reasons for making the appeal; and -  An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation. An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/ The proposed development must not be commenced until either; -  The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or -  Any appeal has been determined; Whichever is the later. If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas. https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom 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. --- *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/22705-santon-island-aggregates-ltd-extension/documents/1025376*