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What actually happens when a Manx planning decision is appealed

Every planning appeal determined on the Isle of Man between 2011–2023 — 1,284 of them — published as open data by Planning and Building Control. Neither Guernsey nor Jersey publishes an equivalent file, so this is the one island where the question "is it worth appealing?" has a counted answer rather than an opinion.

Refusals overturned on appeal
41%
Of 597 determined appeals brought by an applicant against a refusal. Withdrawn appeals are excluded — they decided nothing.
Permissions overturned on appeal
17%
Of 307 determined appeals brought against an approval — objectors, not applicants. A grant here is not the end of the story.
Median time to determine
120 days
From the appeal being lodged to it being determined, across 1,128 appeals where both dates are published.
Read these two numbers separately, never together

An appeal against a refusal and an appeal against a permission are opposite proceedings with opposite base rates, and pooling them produces a figure that describes neither. They are counted apart here for that reason. Neither number is a prediction about a specific case: an appeal turns on its own planning merits, and this is a record of what has happened, not advice on what will.

1,284 appeals match.

ReferenceAddressProposalOriginal decisionAppeal outcomeLodgedDeterminedDays
19/00753/BJohnsons Cottage Druidale Ballaugh IM7 5JAAlterations, erection of extension and detached garage Refused Refused at Appeal 10 Oct 201920 Dec 20231,532
23/00267/ALand West Of Merrion Park Old Castletown Road Port Soderick IM4 1BBApproval in principle to site dwelling and garage , discharging the siting and means of access Refused Approved at Appeal 11 Sept 202320 Dec 2023100
23/00438/B33 Marathon Avenue Douglas IM2 4JBErection of fence to front and side elevation (retrospective) Refused Approved at Appeal 4 Sept 202320 Dec 2023107
23/00484/BRosecroft Shore Road Castletown IM9 1BFAlterations and erection of new dwelling within the grounds of "Rosecroft" Permitted Approved at Appeal 31 Jul 202320 Dec 2023142
22/00879/BThornhill Highfield Drive Baldrine IM4 6EEErection of fencing to side front garden (partial retrospective) Refused Approved at Appeal 4 Jul 20236 Dec 2023155
22/00922/BBillown Quarry Foxdale Road BallasallaCouncil of Ministers, called in app Permitted Not stated 6 Dec 20236 Dec 2023—
23/00370/B33 Fairway Drive Ramsey IM8 2BDErection of proposed garage and front porch extensions Refused Decision Split at Appeal 29 Jun 20236 Dec 2023160
22/00232/BUpper Kirkill Ballakillowey Road Colby IM9 4BWErection of agricultural barn and pump house Refused Approved at Appeal 21 Jun 20231 Dec 2023163
23/00510/BElfin Glen And Claghbane Woods Mountain Road RamseyErection of open sided timber pavilion Permitted Not stated 27 Nov 202327 Nov 2023—
22/01538/BKimmeragh Ballafesson Road Port Erin IM9 6TXErection of first floor extension to the rear elevation, erection of porch to the front elevation and removal of concrete tiles and replaced with slate roofing Refused Approved at Appeal 15 Jun 202324 Nov 2023162
23/00126/CField Number 534492 Glen Dhoo Hillberry Onchan IM4 5BJUse of Field 534492 for camping purposes (retrospective) Refused Refused at Appeal 19 Jun 202324 Nov 2023158
23/00646/B32 Selborne Drive Douglas IM2 3NHCreation of driveway for one vehicle with associated vehicular access Refused Approved at Appeal 3 Aug 202324 Nov 2023113
22/01123/B13 Harcroft Avenue Douglas IM2 1PFVariation of condition 3 of PA 08/02339/B to use ancillary accommodation as a dwelling (class 3.3) (Retrospective) Refused Refused at Appeal 23 Jun 20233 Nov 2023133
22/01175/BBallacallin Court Gordon Peel IM5 3ARErection of single storey Garden Room extension within Courtyard Refused Approved at Appeal 2 May 20233 Nov 2023185
22/01294/B19 Rhenwyllan Close Port St Mary IM9 5NJMaterial change of conservatory roof to solid flat roof, single storey rear extension to existing conservatory and installation of a flue Refused Approved at Appeal 23 Jun 20233 Nov 2023133
22/01476/BSunset Lakes Ballagyr Lane Peel IM5 2ADVariation of condition 9 of PA12/01140/B relating to the additional use of the education centre for private function, corporate events and meeting use Refused Refused at Appeal 23 Jun 20233 Nov 2023133
23/00056/BCarnaween Battery Road Peel IM5 1UDAlterations and erection of extension including replacement windows on the north and west elevations, removal of windows on the east and north elevations and ad Refused Approved at Appeal 4 Jul 20233 Nov 2023122
23/00308/BUpper Kirkill Ballakillowey Road Colby IM9 4BWErection of replacement dwelling Refused Approved at Appeal 13 Jul 20233 Nov 2023113
22/01354/B11 Poplar Road Douglas IM2 4ASErection of conservatory to front elevation Refused Approved at Appeal 24 Feb 202312 Oct 2023230
21/01342/BShop Gara Aalin Main Road Sulby IM7 2HRErection of two semi detached dwellings with associated parking and access. Refused Refused at Appeal 23 Feb 20234 Sept 2023193
22/00718/BField 332592 Ballamoar Farm Lower Foxdale IM4 3EAErection of an agricultural building and creation of a manege Refused Approved at Appeal 14 Feb 20234 Sept 2023202
22/00923/BBallakilley Farm Bride IM7 4ATErection of a replacement farmhouse Refused Refused at Appeal 10 Mar 20234 Sept 2023178
22/01158/BField 324071 & 321618 Garth Road Crosby IM4 2HBErection of a stable block within Field 324071 with hardstanding, creation of a new access Field 321618 and Change of Use of Field 324071 from agricultural to E Refused Approved at Appeal 17 Feb 20234 Sept 2023199
22/01448/BLittle Homestead Sloc Road Colby IM9 4BWAlterations, two storey side extension with dormers, single storey sun room extension with terrace above and creation of a window to North elevation Refused Refused at Appeal 16 Mar 20234 Sept 2023172
23/00454/BField Adjacent Ocean View Baltic Road Kirk Michael IM6 1EFErection of stable block on existing concrete base, construction of Equestrian Manege and change of use of field Refused Refused at Appeal 5 Jun 20234 Sept 202391
23/00034/BElm Lodge Patrick Road St Johns IM4 3BP1st floor extension to rear of house Refused Refused at Appeal 23 Mar 202331 Aug 2023161
22/00968/BBallabunt Croft Cooil Road Douglas IM4 2AQErection of a barn type building for use as a private garage Refused Refused at Appeal 26 Jan 202310 Aug 2023196
22/01172/BPart Field 234726 Land Between West Berk & Rumbobs Ballaleigh Road Kirk Michael IM6 1HJConversion of existing building into a residential dwelling and erection of single storey extensions including integral garage and creation of residential curti Refused Refused at Appeal 30 Jan 202310 Aug 2023192
22/01199/BBroadlands Churchtown Ramsey IM7 2ANAlterations to provide improved living accommodation, removal of existing roof and building an additional storey above to be clad in natural timber and re roofe Refused Approved at Appeal 9 Dec 202210 Aug 2023244
22/01460/BPlot North East Of Cass A Lergy Douglas Road Kirk Michael IM6 1ATChange of use of part of field 234268 to residential and construction of new bungalow Refused Approved at Appeal 3 Mar 202310 Aug 2023160
22/00107/B28 Y Vaarney Yiarg Castletown IM9 1HZInstallation of an upstand rooflight to rear extension (retrospective) Refused Approved at Appeal 30 Nov 202218 Jul 2023230
22/00186/BGlen Moar Cottage 3 & Field 312273 Glen Helen Road Laurel Bank St Johns IM4 3NNInstallation of glass balustrading to Cottage 3 first floor and erection of single storey side extension including viewing platform with associated works Refused Approved at Appeal 18 Jan 202318 Jul 2023181
22/00549/BFormer Holiday Camp Switzerland Road DouglasCreation of a parkland campus facility comprising of a head-quarters office building with restaurant, caf�, collaborative working areas and 66 associated staff Permitted Approved at Appeal 8 Dec 202230 Jun 2023204
17/01265/BGolf Links Hotel Fort Island Castletown IM9 1UARedevelopment of disused hotel site with new hotel and leisure facilities and 40 residential apartments, with associated highway and drainage works Refused Refused at Appeal 4 Jan 202222 Jun 2023534
21/01468/BLand South Of Leyton Victoria Road Douglas IM2 6AQErection of 6 detached houses and associated parking Refused Refused at Appeal 22 Sept 202214 Jun 2023265
21/01504/BLeyton Victoria Road Douglas IM2 6AQErection of a dwelling with associated parking Refused Refused at Appeal 4 Oct 202214 Jun 2023253
22/01210/CBallagarrow Cottage Glen Auldyn Ramsey IM7 2AFAdditional use of existing first floor garage store/hobby room accommodation for tourist use Refused Approved at Appeal 9 Jan 202314 Jun 2023156
22/01404/BBallatiki Shore Road Ballaugh IM7 5AZErection of a dwelling to replace former dwelling, Ballatiki Permitted Refused at Appeal 17 Feb 202314 Jun 2023117
21/01540/BBix House And Land To Rear Farmhill Lane Douglas IM2 2EBErection of 6 residential dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping Permitted Approved at Appeal 22 Sept 20225 Jun 2023256
22/00290/BCronk-Ny-Shee Cordeman Road St Marks Ballasalla IM9 3AJAlteration and extension of existing dwelling to create 2 detached dwellings Refused Approved at Appeal 3 Jan 20235 Jun 2023153
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Source: Planning and Building Control / DEFA planning-appeal open data, 2011–2023, published under the Open Government Licence. The file is updated annually, so recent appeals are not in it yet — see where this data comes from. Dates are the register's own; where an appeal has only one published date it is shown as the determination.

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