25 July 2017 · Council of Ministers
Cregg Mill, Silverdale Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3ds
The proposal involves internal alterations only to the ground and upper ground floors of the three-storey stone Cregg Mill building within the Silverdale Mill Complex, creating one double and seven twin bedrooms (each for up to three guests), four showers, and a communal lounge with cooking facilities from a former caf…
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The Inspector concluded the internal, reversible alterations would have 'no unacceptably harmful impact' on the Cregg Mill or Silverdale Glen Conservation Area, complying with SP4, GP2(c) and EP35, as…
Strategic Policy 1
Requires optimising use of unused/under-used buildings. Assessed as met by converting vacant floors of Cregg Mill from unused state.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection of Conservation Areas and no unacceptable disturbance. Internal works preserve CA character; activity impacts mitigated by conditions.
Strategic Policy 8
Permits tourist development using existing fabric of interest without harming environment/highways, enabling attraction enjoyment. Proposal reuses historic mill complementing Complex.
Strategic Policy 10
No adverse highway safety effect. Traffic not exceeding existing; parking managed via Plan.
General Policy 2
Permits zoned development if no adverse landscape/amenity/character/access/parking/safety impacts. Site tourism-zoned; criteria met via mitigation.
Business Policy 11
Tourism per sustainable objectives protecting countryside. Applied with EP16 criteria.
Business Policy 12
Favours redundant rural building conversion to tourist use. Mill redundant from original/retail uses.
Environment Policy 16
Permits rural building tourist conversion if redundant/capable of renovation, preserves fabric, no unacceptable traffic, benefits outweigh impacts. All met: redundant, reversible works, managed traffic, tourism/heritage benefits.
Environment Policy 35
Only development preserving/enhancing CA character permitted. No external changes; internal works acceptable per Conservation Officer.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. Reason: To comply with Article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013, and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Site Management Plan
The development hereby approved shall not commence until a Site Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority to include direct or indirect overnight guest supervision, promotion of the preferred use of the main public car park at Foxdale Road, provision of a handrail along the access footpath and security cameras at the car park itself. The development shall be carried out and managed in accordance with the Site Management Plan approved. Reason: To secure the appropriate use of the available car parking facilities and to avoid obstruction to Silverdale Road and noise and disturbance to local residents.
Holiday use only
The tourist accommodation hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than as short-let holiday accommodation and shall not be used as a dwelling or dwellings for permanent occupation. No part of the accommodation hereby approved shall be occupied by the same person or persons for any single period or cumulatively for more than a total of 28 days in any one calendar year. Reason: To prevent the creation of any unjustified, permanent residential dwelling in the countryside.
no objection to traffic generation compared to existing uses; parking adequate; support Site Management Plan to promote Foxdale Road car park use with handrail
no objection subject to no sleeping accommodation on lower ground floor
supports as high quality visitor accommodation contributing to Destination Management Plan, targeting walkers/cyclists and identified needs
no major impact on historic significance; internal reversible partitions reasonable; secures continued use of building
supports principle per tourism zoning and EP16; no insurmountable parking/amenity issues; recommends conditions
Three consultees support or have no objection to the application with conditions (DED Tourism, Highways Division, Manx Utilities), while Malew Parish Commissioners object due to impacts on conservation area character.
Key concern: detrimental impact on conservation area character and historic Cregg Mill
Department of Economic Development Tourism
SupportThe Silverdale complex has the potential to contribute towards this objective through the creation of high quality visitor accommodation accompanied with a variety of activities.; The location of Cregg Mill, Silverdale in the countryside lends itself as visitor accommodation to attract additional niche growth markets identified in the DMP, namely 'walkers' and 'cyclists'.
Malew Parish Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners discussed the above mention planning application at their meeting held on 3 May 2017 and by a majority decision wish to OBJECT to the proposals.; Silverdale Glen and Cregg Mill are part of the Islands national heritage and any development at this site must be for the enhancement of the general visitor experience and must be protected for its own sake.
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose this application.; The car parking provision is adequate for the proposal.
Manx Utilities Authority
Conditional No ObjectionManx Utilities Authority has assessed the above planning application and would like to advise you that the Authority has no objection to the application subject to the following condition/s:; Further details of how to prepare for flooding can be found on our website at https://www.manxutilities.im/your-home/watercourses-and-flooding/be-flood-prepared/.
Conditions requested: no sleeping accommodation be situated on the lower ground floor as per the submitted plans; flood protection measures are installed in and around the property
