10 October 2018 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Mill House, Old Castletown Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1ex
The site is the curtilage of Mill House on Old Castletown Road, Santon, containing the main house and a part two-storey, part single-storey stone outbuilding about 30m to the south, previously approved for ancillary living accommodation.
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The key issue was whether the additional tourist use would cause any adverse impact. The officer noted that the Strategic Plan supports reuse of existing buildings of interest in the countryside, and …
Strategic Policy 8
Requires tourist development to make use of existing built fabric of interest and quality without adversely affecting environmental, agricultural, or highway interests. The officer applied this to the reuse of the existing stone outbuilding, noting no adverse impacts identified.
Business Policy 11
Tourism development must accord with sustainable objectives and countryside protections, permitting existing rural buildings for tourist use per Environment Policy 16. Cited as supporting reuse of rural buildings like this one.
Business Policy 13
Permits use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation if it does not compromise neighbouring residents' amenities. Officer found this most relevant, as no amenity harm was demonstrated.
Business Policy 14
Tourism in rural areas permitted if complying with General Policy 3 and Business Policies 11/12. Considered alongside support for quality rural accommodation.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Parking retention
The existing parking and manoeuvring areas must be retained and available for parking in association with the use of the site as hereby approved. Reason: to ensure that there is satisfactory parking and manoeuvring space for the various uses on the site.
no objection
requiring a condition for retention of parking and manoeuvring spaces
Highways Division and Santon Commissioners both raised no objections to the application, with Highways requesting a condition to secure parking and turning provision.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionThe site access and parking provision is therefore considered to be adequate for both dwellings and should be secured via a planning condition.; Highway Services does not oppose the application subject to a planning condition for the parking and turning area shown on the block plan to be permanently maintained and made available for parking and turning use only for both dwellings on the site.
Conditions requested: planning condition for the parking and turning area shown on the block plan to be permanently maintained and made available for parking and turning use only for both dwellings on the site
Santon Commissioners
No ObjectionNo objection.
