**Document:** Cabinet Office - Statement of Case Request
**Application:** AP26/0004 — Appeal against the refusal for the erection of two buildings, associated hardstanding and vehicle parking area, formation of earth banks and construction of road linking to public highway for use as an arboricultural service business (retrospective)
**Decision:** Not Available
**Decision Date:**
**Parish:** Andreas
**Document Type:** appeal / appeal_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/130716-andreas-ballacallum-red-gates-erection-parking/documents/1591739

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# Cabinet Office - Statement of Case Request

CABINET OFFICE Government Office DOUGLAS Isle of Man IM1 3PN Direct Line (01624) 685280 Email planning.appeals@gov.im CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer Mark Lewin

Planning Secretary DEFA Planning & Building Control Division Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas IM1 2SF Our Reference : CONHSOC/AP26/0004 23rd February 2026 Dear Sir/Madam, The Town and Country Planning Act 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 Appeal Ref: AP26/0004 Proposal: Appeal against the refusal for the erection of two buildings,

associated hardstanding and vehicle parking area, formation of earth banks and construction of road linking to public highway for use as an arboricultural service business (retrospective) Planning Ref 25/90944/B

Address: Ballacallum Red Gates The Lhen Andreas Isle Of Man IM7 3EH

An appeal has been lodged in respect of the above application, to which a contributor to the matter has already elected for it to be considered by way of a hearing.

As a consultee to the application your authority, along with all other appeal contributors, are now invited to submit a written statement of case, including any written proofs of evidence where necessary.

To assist you in your statement composition all detail relevant to the application to date is available to view via planning online service at https://pbc.gov.im/online-applications/

It would be appreciated if you could forward your statement, preferably in electronic copy, to planning.appeals@gov.im, to be received by this office no later than 5 p.m. on 16th March 2026.

In order to arrange an appropriate venue for the hearing, as and when the date is set, please also confirm at the end of your statement if you intend to;

- a) attend the hearing in person, and/or
- b) bring any witnesses, and if so their number. This is important to ensure we have sufficient capacity at the hearing to accommodate all attendees.

Once submitted, your statement will be published via the same platform, making it available to the public, and all contributors involved in this appeal. Accordingly please ensure the content is appropriate and GDPR compliant.

If the information is not submitted in the time frame allowed the Inspector may determine the appeal only on the basis of the evidence available to them.

## For more information please visit our website https://www.gov.im/about-thegovernment/departments/cabinet-office/planning-appeals/

Yours sincerely

## L Milestone

L Milestone Planning Appeals Administrator On behalf of the Chief Executive Officer

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