**Document:** Corrected Decision Notice
**Application:** 25/90285/B — Installation of two boreholes
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2025-07-14
**Parish:** Michael
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/34017-michael-bishopscourt-mansion-house-two-boreholes/documents/1085022

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# Corrected Decision Notice

ADAM Architecture Mr Robert Kerr Somerset House The Strand London WC2R 1LA

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 Mr & Mrs David & Ann Giroux, Ref 25/90285/B, for the Installation of two boreholes at Bishopscourt Mansion House Bishopscourt Kirk Michael Isle Of Man IM6 2EZ .

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 development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

- 2. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval is hereby given for the construction of any above-ground works in relation to the two boreholes. Any associated works constituting development will require planning consent in their own right. Reason: Only permission for the two bore holes has been sought.

This decision relates to drawings 6296 1000, 6296 1004 (B) and 6296 1005 (B), together with the other supporting information received on 29.4.2025.

NOTE The applicant is advised to contact Manx National Heritage in respect of any belowground works that may be controlled by the Manx Museum and National Trust Act 1959.

NOTE Please note that under the Isle of Man Minerals Act 1986 (Section 29(1)), there is a requirement to inform the Department's Energy and Minerals team in writing two weeks in advance of drilling any borehole greater than fifty feet below the surface.

This decision has been made for the following reasons(s)

It is judged that the application complies with environment policy 1, strategic policy 4, general policies 2 and 3, and energy policy 4 as the proposed works would protect the setting of the registered building, would not harm the wider environment, are sited so as to respect the site and its surroundings, and would have due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption. The application is therefore judged to be acceptable.

Date of Issue: 14th July 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/34017-michael-bishopscourt-mansion-house-two-boreholes/documents/1085022*