3 August 2023 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
32, High Street, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5dw
The application sought permission to use the existing four-storey terraced dwelling as both a permanent residence (class 3.3) and tourist accommodation (class 3.6), with no physical alterations or external works.
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The officer assessed that the additional tourist use would not compromise neighbouring amenity, as the property is in a busy town centre with existing activity, making it hard to differentiate tourist…
General Policy 2
Requires general design standards. Assessed against paragraphs (b, c, g, h and i); proposal complies as no external works, no visual impact change, and no harm to amenity, flood risk, crime or fire spread.
Environment Policy 13
Addresses flood risk. Dwelling outside high tidal flood risk and surface water risk zones; shingle area in red line is at risk but not the dwelling itself.
Environment Policy 23
Addresses changes to neighbouring amenity. No expected amenity impacts from tourist use in town centre location.
Business Policy 13
General presumption in support of private dwellings as tourist accommodation if no neighbour amenity compromise. Supported as no amenity harm and in mixed-use settlement area.
Community Policy 7
Addresses minimising criminal activity. No expected increase in criminal activity beyond current residential occupation.
Community Policy 11
Addresses reducing spread of fire. No increase in fire risk beyond existing residential arrangement.
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.
no objection
Do not oppose - no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking
Highway Services HDC and Port St Mary Commissioners raised no objections to application 23/00704/C, with Highways providing advisory comments on cycle parking and EV charging; a neighbouring resident expressed parking concerns.
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 reduction in the height of the pillars and wall at the access point is welcomed which would greatly enhance the lines of sight in both directions.; The Applicant is advised to consider installing cycle parking at one space per bedroom in an enclosed and secure storage facility to aid Active Travel and an electric vehicle charging point to aid net zero objectives.
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionPort St Mary Commissioners had no objections to the following applications: 23/00704/C - Bay Cliff, 32 High Street for additional use of residential property (class 3.3) as tourist accommodation (class 3.6)
