**Document:** DEC Dept Decision Letter and Notice
**Application:** 20/00922/B — Extension to existing car park to increase number of parking spaces
**Decision:** Department Application
**Decision Date:** 2021-02-23
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/52116-braddan-millenium-oak-extension/documents/1097939

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# DEC Dept Decision Letter and Notice

CABINET OFFICE
Government Office
DOUGLAS
Isle of Man
IM1 3PN
Tel (01624) 685280
Email: planning.appeals@gov.im

Our Ref: DF20/0003
Planning Application Ref No: 20/00922/B

Planning Secretary
DEFA Planning and Building Control Division
Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas
IM1 2SF

## The Town And Country Planning Act 1999

### The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

The Planning Inspector appointed by the Council of Ministers has now considered the application and submitted his report in accordance with statute.

The Inspector noted that there is a need for additional off-street parking space to serve visitors to the Millennium Oakwood and that the proposed development would improve and extend the existing parking facility, preventing overspill of parking onto the surrounding streets where on-street parking is particularly limited. The Inspector also noted that the proposed car park extension would be well screened by existing vegetation and would not have a significant adverse effect on residential amenity, or on the character of the area and, in the absence of any objection to the amended scheme, the Inspector considered that the application should be approved, subject to conditions.

On 21st January 2021 the Council of Ministers considered the recommendations of the Planning Inspector and determined to approve the application subject to the conditions specified below.

M. C. C. L.

Mr W Greenhow ACMA
Chief Secretary

Date of Issue: 4th February 2021

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## Conditions of Approval

1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this letter.

**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. During the construction period, there must be no discharge of surface water to the watercourse abutting the western boundary of the site.

**Reason:** To ensure that the watercourse is not adversely affected by the discharge of harmful materials, such as concrete or washings.

3. No tree on the site shall be cut down, uprooted or destroyed during construction, or within five years of the completion of the development hereby approved, other than in accordance with the approved plan. In the event that any retained tree dies, or becomes damaged or otherwise defective during this period, the Planning Authority shall be notified as soon as is reasonably practicable, and remedial action shall be taken in accordance with its instructions.

**Reason:** To ensure that trees intended for retention are not removed, in the interests of maintaining the amenities of the area; and to ensure that the visual impact of the development is mitigated.

In accordance with statute, please be advised that the decision of the Council of Ministers is binding and final.

All parties should note that there is no prescribed right of appeal relevant to the Council's decision herein and accordingly the only right of challenge is by a petition of doleance brought to the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man. Such doleance proceedings required to be issued promptly and in any event within 3 months.

Yours faithfully,

*Andy Johnstone*

**Planning Appeals Administrator**
**On behalf of the Chief Secretary**

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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/52116-braddan-millenium-oak-extension/documents/1097939*