28 July 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Nelson, 11, Mona Drive, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4lg
The site is a five-storey end-terrace corner building with basement in the Douglas Promenades Conservation Area, currently used as 8 residential apartments, proposed to be converted to 9 serviced tourist apartments with no external changes, only internal alterations like blocking doors and removing staircases.
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The officer assessed the principle of development under GP2 and Strategic Policy 8 (STP8), finding it acceptable in a mixed-use area with prior hotel use and support for reusing existing fabric for to…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect character, amenity, road safety, or services. Officer assessed no harm to character, amenity, or highways; internal changes only with existing services comply.
Strategic Policy 8
Permits tourist proposals using existing built fabric without adverse environmental/highway impacts. Site reuses former hotel/residential building in tourist-frequented area without harm.
Business Policy 13
Permits residential to tourist use if no compromise to neighbour amenities. Assessed similar impacts to existing residential; no shared facilities or neighbour objections.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards, relaxable in urban areas near bus routes without unacceptable on-street parking. No on-site parking but acceptable per DOI due to location and public transport.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas that preserves/enhances character. No external changes; tourist income supports maintenance to avoid disrepair.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection/enhancement of Conservation Areas. Proposal preserves character with no physical alterations.
Time limit
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Tourist use only with register
The holiday/tourist accommodation hereby approved shall be used solely as temporary holiday letting accommodation and for no other purposes whatsoever including use as permanent residential units without the prior express grant of planning permission by the Department. They shall not be occupied as a person's sole or main residence and the owner of the holiday/tourist accommodation shall maintain an up-to-date register of the name of each occupier of the holiday/tourist accommodation on the site, their length of stay and their main home address and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Department. Reason: The Department has assessed the impact of the proposal on the basis of the specific use and the documents submitted.
Use classes restriction
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 or Town and Country Planning (Change of Use) (Development) (No. 2) Order 2019 or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting these Orders, the buildings hereby approved shall be used only for the purpose hereby approved, as tourist accommodation units (class 3.6), and shall not be used for any other purpose without the express grant of planning approval from the Department. Reason: To enable the Department to consider the implications of any subsequent change of use on the amenities of the area.
Do not oppose. No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking. Advised considering cycle parking.
Must not prohibit refuse bin removal from highway for storage within curtilage between collections. No refuse bins on highway.
Highway Services HDC has no objection to application 23/00183/B, finding no significant negative highway impacts and advising cycle parking. Douglas Borough Council also has no objections, requiring that refuse bins not be stored on the highway.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that to consider installing cycle parking storage to aid Active Travel objectives.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections (save for application 23/00316/B); This development must not prohibit the refuse bin from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections. No refuse bins should be stored on the highway.
Conditions requested: This development must not prohibit the refuse bin from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections. No refuse bins should be stored on the highway.
