**Document:** Decision Notice
**Application:** 25/90278/C — Temporary use of site for Manx produce food and drink market from May 21st to June 8th 2025 (12pm till 10pm daily)
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2025-05-01
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/33937-braddan-bottleneck-car-park/documents/1083827

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# Decision Notice

## I sle of Man <br> Gowenment

Andrew Saunders
4C Colas Drive
Balthane Industrial Estate
Ballasalla
IM9 2AQ

### 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 Andrew Saunders, Ref 25/90278/C, for the Temporary use of site for Manx produce food and drink market from May 21st to June 8th 2025 (12pm till 10pm daily) at Bottleneck Car Park Douglas Promenade Douglas Isle Of Man .

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 temporary building/s hereby approved on this site shall not be in situ before the 21st May 2025 and shall be removed from the site by the 11th June 2025. The use hereby approved shall not be in operation and open to member of the public before the 24th May 2025 or after the 8th June 2025.

Reason: The application has been approved as an exception to the Development Plan on the basis of need for the TT event only and for a one year period as proposed by the application.
2. No customers shall be served or remain in the site outside the following hours;

Monday to Sunday 1200noon to 2200hrs
Reason: In the interests of the residential amenity of the area and as the times indicated where those stated within the application submission and have been considered on this basis only.

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing all received on 18.03.2025.
This decision has been made for the following reasons(s)
Overall, it is considered the proposal would be an acceptable temporary use for this year's TT race period and would have no significant adverse impact upon public or private amenity and complies with General Policy 2, Environment Policy 22 \& 35, Transport Policy 7 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 and the Area Plan for the East 2020.

Date of Issue:
1st May 2025
J CHANCE
Director of Planning and
Building Control

## Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority delegated to them.

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 informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government's website (via https://pbc.gov.im/onlineapplications/)

### Implementation

A determination to grant planning approval does not have effect -

- if an appeal is submitted until the appeal is determined or withdrawn; or
- if no appeal is submitted, but there are potential appellants in addition to the applicant, until the time within which an appeal may be submitted has expired ( 21 days from the date of this notice).

Development must be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and any attached conditions (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 can only be made by a person who has been accorded rights to do so, must be in writing, include the appropriate fee and be submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice.

Guidance on how to appeal is available at gov.im/howtoappeal

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*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/33937-braddan-bottleneck-car-park/documents/1083827*