**Document:** Planning Approval Decision Notice
**Application:** 10/01820/B — Conversion of existing factory into a cafe / restaurant, exhibition area and heritage shop and alterations to car park vehicular access
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2011-04-01
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/263-lonan-former-manx-engineers-conversion/documents/1160756

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# Planning Approval Decision Notice

## The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005

Mr Stewart & Mrs Barbara Clague
Ballaclague House
Ballannette Park
Baldrine
IM4 6AJ

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the PLANNING COMMITTEE of the Department of Infrastructure does hereby APPROVE the following application made on behalf of:

**Name:** Mr Stewart & Mrs Barbara Clague
**Proposal:** Conversion of existing factory into a cafe / restaurant, exhibition area and heritage shop and alterations to car park vehicular access
**at:** Former Manx Engineers Ltd Factory
Mines Road
Laxey
Isle of Man
IM4 7NL

which was considered on 31st March 2011, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below.

**Date of Issue:** 1st April 2011

Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas

Mrs P Faragher
Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee

### Schedule Of Conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

2. This approval relates to drawing no.s 243.1.1, 243.1.2, 243.1.3, 243.1.4, 243.1.5 and 243.1.6 date stamped 10th December 2010.

3. Prior to the commencement of the use of the development a scheme for providing screening of Millstream Cottage from the application site must be submitted to and agreed

in writing by the Planning Authority. Such scheme must include drawings of the proposed screening.
4. The decking area and adjacent area in front of the building shown on drawing no. 243.1.3 shall not be used as an external seating area and shall be utilised only for building maintenance and evacuation purposes.

NOTE The applicant is advised to discuss the detail of the scheme proposed to address condition no. 3 with the owners of Millstream Cottage prior to its submission to the Planning Authority.

This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005.

## Guidance Note

This permission refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005.

Any appeal against this decision must be in writing and must be received by this Department within 21 days of the date of this notice.

A form and guidance notes are available from either the Planning Office, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department's website www.gov.im/transport/planning/plan/applications/decision.xml

Please note that a copy of the Officer's report which led to the decision, together with correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection at the Department.

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.

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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/263-lonan-former-manx-engineers-conversion/documents/1160756*