**Document:** Cabinet Office - Statement of Case Request **Application:** AP25/0048 — Appeal against the refusal for the demolition of existing building and the erection of 10 new industrial units for use as either Use Class 2.2 (Light Industry and Research/Development) and/or 2.4 (Storage and Distribution) and including widening of existing access, creation of parking and hardstanding with associated drainage and landscaping **Decision:** Not Available **Decision Date:** **Parish:** Marown **Document Type:** appeal / appeal_statement **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/130710-marown-former-crosby-wholesalers-demolition-erection/documents/1591780 --- # 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/AP25/0048 12th January 2026 Dear Sir/Madam, The Town and Country Planning Act 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 Appeal Ref: AP25/0048 Proposal: Demolition of existing building and the erection of 10 new industrial units for use as either Use Class 2.2 (Light Industry and Research/Development) and/or 2.4 (Storage and Distribution) and including widening of existing access, creation of parking and hardstanding with associated drainage and landscaping Planning Ref 23/00924/B Address: Former Crosby Wholesalers Main Road Crosby IM4 4BN 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 2nd February 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 Interim Chief Executive Officer --- *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/130710-marown-former-crosby-wholesalers-demolition-erection/documents/1591780*