Glenfaba House felling licence

Summary

The requester asked for details regarding a felling licence for Scots Pine trees at Glenfaba House, including the date, reason, and specific trees involved. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture disclosed the information by providing a map and licence details from November 2016 and noted that no further felling would occur without a new licence.

Key Facts

• A felling licence was granted for Scots Pine trees at Glenfaba House on 15/11/2016.
• The licence covers both trees to be felled and trees to be pruned, as shown on the attached map.
• Manx Utilities acquired the property in 2018 and confirmed no trees will be felled until a new licence is obtained.
• The response included a map produced with permission from the Isle of Man Survey.
• The request was processed under reference number 706065.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-01-15
• 2019-01-28
• 2018
• 15/11/2016
• 706065
• IM5 3AD
• 1:1,000
• 224000.000000
• 01624 685924
• 01624 685854
• 01624 685851

Original Request

I have been advised by Manx Utilities that a felling licence had been granted in respect of the Scots Pine trees in the middle of the garden at Glenfaba House prior to their acquisition of the property in 2018. Please would you let me know when and for what reason the felling licence was granted as well as to how many and which trees it applies? Please would you also let me know if any further felling licence has been granted in respect of trees on this property? The property address is Glenfaba House, Glenfaba Road, Raggatt, Peel IM5 3AD.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

! ! ! 1 14 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Key. Trees to be Felled Trees to be Pruned Line of Trees to be Pruned 224000.000000 224000.000000 Glenfaba House The Raggatt Date: 15/11/2016 1:1,000 Scale Map produced with the permission of Isle of Man Survey. © Crown Copyright. Department of Local Government and the Environment, Isle of Man. Reproduction of map in any form prohibited without prior permission from the publishers. Mapping enquiries: 01624 685924 email: mapping@dlge.gov.im website: http://www.gov.im/dlge/planning/cartography.xml Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture Forestry, Amenity and Lands Directorate 5.5 0 5.5 11 16.5 22 27.5 33 38.5 44 49.5 Meters Approximate Position of Trees to be Felled and Pruned

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator Corporate Services Directorate Thie Slieau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St John’s, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Tel no (01624) 685854 Fax no (01624 685851 Email: defa@gov.im www.gov.im

Our ref: 706065 28th January 2019

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on the 15th January 2019 and which states:

"I have been advised by Manx Utilities that a felling licence had been granted in respect of the Scots Pine trees in the middle of the garden at Glenfaba House prior to their acquisition of the property in 2018. Please would you let me know when and for what reason the felling licence was granted as well as to how many and which trees it applies? Please would you also let me know if any further felling licence has been granted in respect of trees on this property? The property address is Glenfaba House, Glenfaba Road, Raggatt, Peel IM5 3AD."

Our response to your request is as follows: Information relating to a recent tree felling licence for this property, which should answer your request, is attached to the same email as this. We have also been informed by Manx Utilities, the new owners of the site, that no trees on the site will be felled until a new licence is obtained to cover the removal of all of the trees necessary for the project. Please quote the reference number 706065 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely