**Document:** Approval in Principle Decision Notice
**Application:** 06/02258/A — Approval in principle to convert existing outbuildings into seperate dwelling / living accommodation at
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2007-04-18
**Parish:** Andreas
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/82029-lezayre-lhen-mill-lhen-conversion-dwelling/documents/1484962

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# Approval in Principle Decision Notice

## Town and Country Planning Act 1999

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

Richard Green Associates
87 Circular Road
Douglas
IM1 1AX

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:** Mrs E McMillin
**Proposal:** Approval in principle for the renovation and conversion of redundant mill into three tourist units with new access track at:
Lhen Mill
Lhen Bridge
The Lhen
Ramsey
Isle Of Man

which was considered on 12 April 2007, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below.

**Date of Issue:** 18th April, 2007
**Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas**
[Signature: "Jeanne Call" with "Secretary Planning Committee" below]

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### Schedule Of Conditions:

1. This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.

2. This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings 62/8/1, 62/8/2, 62/8/3, 62/8/4 and 62/8 all received on 28th December 2006.

3. In the interests of road safety a visibility splay of 2 metres by 36 metres in each direction must be provided to facilitate safe access and egress of the traffic associated

with the units, and on-site parking shall be provided within the curtilage of the units to comply with the provisions of Manx Roads 1.

4. To ensure the retention of habitat, prevent disturbance to the watercourse and minimise the risk of riverbank erosion there must be no development within 8 metres of the watercourse

During construction of the new access track, precautions must be in place to safeguard against water pollution to the nearby watercourse from any surface run-off and sedimentation.

5. The application for reserved matters must demonstrate that the applicant has carried out an investigation to see if the water wheel and any internal machinery and/or apparatus relevant to the original use of the building can be retained as part of the new use.

NOTE 1. The renovation shall be undertaken in accordance with Part M of the Building Regulations and therefore be accessible to unassisted wheelchair users.

NOTE 1. There are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department, Manx Electricity Authority, (Tel. 687687) to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.

Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site. All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6.

NOTE 1. For single connections to a water main (i.e. a single dwelling) the applicant should contact Isle of Man Water Authority Customer Services, telephone 695949.

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.

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.

No development may be undertaken until such time as the relevant reserved matters have been approved by the Planning Authority.

Applicant/Agent

## Isle of Man Town and Country Planning Act 1999

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

Richard Green Associates
87 Circular Road
Douglas
IM1 1AX

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:** Mrs E McMillin
**Proposal:** Approval in principle for the renovation and conversion of redundant mill into three tourist units with new access track
at:
Lhen Mill
Lhen Bridge
The Lhen
Ramsey
Isle Of Man

which was considered on 12 April 2007, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below.

**Date of Issue:** April, 2007
**Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas**
**Secretary Planning Committee**

### Schedule Of Conditions:

1. This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.

2. This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings 62/8/1, 62/8/2, 62/8/3, 62/8/4 and 62/8 all received on 28th December 2006.

3. In the interests of road safety a visibility splay of 2 metres by 36 metres in each direction must be provided to facilitate safe access and egress of the traffic

associated with the units, and on-site parking shall be provided within the curtilage of the units to comply with the provisions of Manx Roads 1.

4. To ensure the retention of habitat, prevent disturbance to the watercourse and minimise the risk of riverbank erosion there must be no development within 8 metres of the watercourse

During construction of the new access track, precautions must be in place to safeguard against water pollution to the nearby watercourse from any surface run-off and sedimentation.

5. ~~Prior to a reserved Matters application being submitted the Applicant should carry out an investigation for the retention/restoration of the water wheel and any internal machinery and/or apparatus relevant to the original use of the building.~~

NOTE The renovation shall be undertaken in accordance with Part M of the Building Regulations and therefore be accessible to unassisted wheelchair users.

NOTE There are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department, Manx Electricity Authority, (Tel. 687687) to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.

Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site. All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6.

NOTE For single connections to a water main (i.e. a single dwelling) the applicant should contact Isle of Man Water Authority Customer Services, telephone 695949.

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.

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 down load from the Department’s website www.gov.im/dlge/planning/plan

You should note that a copy of the Officer’s report which led to the decision being made, along with any correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection at the Department.

No development may be undertaken until such time as the relevant reserved matters have been approved by the Planning Authority.

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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/82029-lezayre-lhen-mill-lhen-conversion-dwelling/documents/1484962*
