14 February 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Shop, 1, High Street, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5dp
The proposal seeks permission to use the ground floor apartment of a three-storey dwelling as tourist accommodation in addition to its existing residential use. The site is in a mixed commercial and residential area on the main route through Port St. Mary, designated as Mixed Use on the Area Plan for the South.
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The officer concluded the proposal complies with paragraph 9.5.8 and Business Policy 13 of the Strategic Plan, which permit tourist use of residential properties if it does not compromise neighbouring…
Business Policy 13
Requires demonstration that tourist use of private residential properties will not compromise neighbouring residents' amenities. Officer assessed no such compromise due to lack of objections and site's disturbed location; contrasted with Empress Apartments refusal where harm was demonstrated by resident concerns.
Strategic Plan paragraph 9.5.8
States tourist use of existing private residential properties may be acceptable if no compromise to neighbouring amenities. Officer found compliance given no evidence of harm from absence of representations.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking provision per standards. Satisfied as no off-street parking exists for residential use either, and Highway Services confirmed no additional burden.
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.
No objection; unlikely to place additional burden on on-road parking due to change of use from residential to tourist in a building without off-road parking.
No objection.
Port St Mary Commissioners raised no objections to the application. DOI Highways Division deferred their response awaiting further information.
Key concern: Highways input deferred pending further information
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No CommentHighway Services Comment: Defer - awaiting information; DEFER on 3-2-17; Highways input deferred pending further information/input
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionPort St Mary Commissioners had no objections to the following planning applications: 17/00025/C
