16 June 2016 · Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Grosvenor, Promenade, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6la
The proposal involved demolishing the closed 42-bed Grosvenor Hotel, a four/five-storey rendered building with Victorian features, and erecting a new seven-storey (including basement) apartment block with 15 two-bedroom units flexible for residential or tourist use.
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The officer considered the proposal complied with the Area Plan for the South (Residential zoning) and Strategic Plan policies, particularly GP2, as the mixed residential/tourist use was compatible wi…
Environment Policy 42
Requires new development in settlements to respect local character and identity, prohibiting inappropriate backland or loss of green spaces. Officer assessed the contemporary design against Victorian promenade character, finding vertical emphasis, bays, and dark upper detailing acceptable as evolution informed by Windsor House precedent.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in scale/form/design, avoids adverse townscape/amenity/highway impacts, provides parking, etc. Officer tested height (18.6m, taller than neighbours but reduced from prior approval), design features (setback top, dark cladding), parking relaxation, and use; found compliant due to no unacceptable effects.
Housing Policy 5
Requires 25% affordable housing for 8+ dwellings on residential land. For 15 flexible units (7 residential proposed), shortfall addressed via Section 13 agreement for commuted sums triggered by additional residential occupancy, accepted by Housing Division.
Appendix 7
Requires 2 spaces per 2+ bed apartment but relaxable near bus routes if no unacceptable on-street parking. 18 spaces for 15 units accepted due to public transport access, observed on-street availability, Highways no objection, and prior scheme precedent.
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 availability
Prior to the occupation of any of the residential apartments or tourist apartments all the basement parking and undercroft parking must be available for use only by those occupying the apartments hereby approved. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety.
Materials approval
No development shall commence until a samples of all external facing materials to be used have been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
recommended the application be approved
do not oppose - the reduced car parking provision is acceptable and the arrangement of the car parking is acceptable
fully supports the application for the re-development of the site, providing 4 or 5 Star accommodation
