**Document:** DEC Decision Notice
**Application:** 19/00380/B — Creation of a replacement slipway
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2020-05-06
**Parish:** Malew
**Document Type:** decision / decision_notice
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/12227-malew-slipway-replacement/documents/988698

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# DEC Decision Notice

Design, Highways Division Mr G Smith Sea Terminal Building Douglas IM1 2RF

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Department Of Infrastructure, Ref 19/00380/B, for the Creation of a replacement slipway at Slipway, Airport Road Castletown Isle Of Man .

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

- 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

- 2. Prior to the commencement of any works associated with this approval there shall be appointed an Ecological Clerk of Works who shall remain in position throughout the whole development and whose responsibilities shall include for providing a preconstruction survey of the local area; regular monitoring and ongoing advice during the works; and construction method checks to ensure that marine environment pollution is avoided. subject to appropriate control which can be exercised through the ASSI consent system.

Reason: to ensure that the development accords with Enviornment Policy 4 of the Strategic Plan.

- 3. The existing slipway must be removed and the area restored to beach consistent with the surrounding shoreline, withint 6 months of the completion of the new slipway hereby approved. Reason: in the interests of the visual impact of the area. This decision relates to drawing 101 received on 28th March, 2019.

NOTE The applicant is recommended to carefully collect existing beach stones from the site of the new slipway and their use in the removal of the existing slipway to ensure that any marine life which has attached itself to these stones are affected as little as possible by the proposed works.

Date of Issue: 6th May 2020

## Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

- • Any appeal has been concluded; or
- • 21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

- • the grounds for making the appeal;
- • payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £276); and
- • election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry(a hearing) or by means of written representation.

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.

An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal

If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.

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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/12227-malew-slipway-replacement/documents/988698*