**Document:** Planning Approval Decision Notice **Application:** 06/01967/B — The laying out of sports pitches and associated car parking **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2007-05-15 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** decision / decision_notice **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/81943-braddan-land-at-ballafletcher/documents/1484115 --- # Planning Approval Decision Notice ## Isle of Man Town and Country Planning Act 1999 ### The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005 Mr Hugh Logan Bridge Court 10 Bridge Street Castletown In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the PLANNING COMMITTEE of the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby APPROVE the following application made on behalf of: **Name:** Department Of Tourism And Leisure **Proposal:** The laying out of sports pitches and associated car parking at: - Land At Ballafletcher Adjacent New Nobles Hospital - Braddan Road - Strang - Douglas - Isle Of Man which was considered on 10th May 2007, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below. **Date of Issue:** 15th May, 2007 **Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas** 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. ### 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 the plans and statements submitted as part of this application and date stamped 13th November 2006. 3. Prior to the commencement of the development, details must be submitted to the Planning Authority for consideration and approval of the car parking layout to indicate provision within that area for disabled parking and for the parking and turning of coaches/buses. Such a plan to be prepared following discussion with the Department of Transport Highways Division. In addition, details of the car park finish must be submitted for consideration and approval by the Planning Authority. The foregoing approved car parking layout must be laid out with surface treatment prior to the use of the pitches hereby approved and thereafter retained for such purpose. 4. No approval is hereby granted or implied for the erection of lighting or the construction of a changing room/pavilion. Such matters to form the subject of further planning applications. NOTE: The Planning Committee would urge the applicant to submit an application for changing facilities at the earliest opportunity. In addition, the applicant is advised to give careful consideration to providing adequate facilities to accommodate all users of the pitches. Should the proposed building require to be re-located from the position indicated on the submitted plan thereby necessitating the re-location of pitches, such an amendment will require the submission of a further planning application. 5. There must be no discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) or any land drainage flow from this proposed development to any foul drainage system or surface water sewer so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division. It is noted that the surface water from the property is to be discharged via a soakaway. The use of soakaways are subject to Building control approval and if this approval is not granted, the Drainage Division would not give permission for the discharge of surface water into the existing foul system and an alternative means of disposal would have to be sought. 6. No development may commence until there has been approved by the Planning Authority a scheme of landscaping which includes indications of all existing trees and hedges within the site and details of any to be retained together with measures for their protection during the course of construction. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. NOTE The applicant is to contact the Drainage division to discuss the point of connection to the Public Foul Sewer before any work commences on site. The foul drain must be capped of to ensure no ingress of groundwater into the system. 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/dlge/planning/plan 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. Applicant/Agent --- *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/81943-braddan-land-at-ballafletcher/documents/1484115*