Planning & Building Control decisions and performance
The Department of the Environment Food and Agriculture publishes all of its decisions, under the various functions of the Department relating to the Planning and Building Control Directorate, annually as OPEN DATA. All are available via the Cabinet Office.
They comprise:
- Planning Applications determined, and those under delegated authority
- Planning Appeal and Departmental Application decisions
- DEFA Building Control (outside of Douglas and Onchan) applications for dwellings by Parish, Completions issued and plans passed
(Note DEFA is the Building Control Authority for the island outside of the Douglas and Onchan local authority areas. For details of building control decisions relative to Douglas and Onchan please contact the relevant authority).
View Building Control data
View Planning applications and appeals data
Should you wish to view the details of a particular planning application or appeal please take the appropriate reference number from the downloadable list and use it in our Planning Online service area.
To appreciate the terminology used in the issue of planning or appeal decisions, the codes used can be explained as follows:
Legend
Determining Body | |
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NCOMM | Decision made by the Planning Committee |
DIR1 | Decision made by the Director of Planning and Building Control |
SPO,1, 2, 3, 4 or % | Decision made by the Head of Development Management or a Principal Planner |
WDN | Application withdrawn or deemed withdrawn |
DEPT | Application which the Department has an interest in and Decision made by the Council of Ministers |
COMIN | Application called in and decision made by the Council of Ministers |
Planning Decision | |
PER | Approved |
REF | Refused |
WDN | Withdrawn |
CLAWA | Use, Operation or Matter Lawful |
CLAWR | Use, Operation or Matter Not Lawful |
DECLIN | The Department declined to consider the application |
DMWDN | Deemed Withdrawn |
INV | Invalid Application |
LEG | Application Approved subject to the Applicant entering into a legal agreement |
PERDMC | Deemed consent for a Telecommunications Application |
Appeal Decision | |
APER or APER1 | Appeal Approval |
AREF or ARE | Appeal Refusal |
ASPLIT | Appeal decision was split |
AWDN or WD | Appeal withdrawn |
ADEPT | Department Approval |
ARDE | Department Refusal |
AWDE | Department application withdrawn |
ACOMIN | Council of Ministers Approval |
RCOMIN | Council of Ministers Refusal |
DIMIS | Appeal dismissed |
ALLOW | Appeal allowed |