8 February 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Welch House, Church Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1bf
The proposal involves converting Welch House, a two-storey Victorian-style registered building (RB 122) originally built as an infant school, from office use to dual residential and tourist accommodation. The site is in a mixed-use area within the Onchan Conservation Area on Church Road.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the mixed-use zoning on the Onchan Area Plan and found the change from offices to residential/tourist use compliant, as 'the mixed residential/tourist use of …
General Policy 2
Requires developments in line with Area Plan zoning to respect site surroundings, avoid adverse impacts on landscape/townscape, amenities, provide safe access/parking, and not affect road safety. The officer tested the change of use against criteria (b), (c), (g), (h), (i) and found compliance due to mixed-use location, retained parking, and minimal amenity/traffic effects.
Business Policy 13
Permits tourist accommodation in private residential properties if neighbouring amenities are not compromised. Assessed as acceptable given the site's mixed-use context, similarities between tourist and permanent residential impacts, and no consultee objections on amenity grounds.
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. This approval relates to drawings 1701-1, 07 0172/1 and 1708-1 all date stamped received 2 December 2016.
recommend that the application be approved for planning purposes subject to standard tourist accommodation conditions
Highway Services does not oppose this application
Highways Division does not oppose the application subject to no specific conditions, noting adequate parking provision. Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval subject to standard tourist accommodation conditions.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose this application.; The submitted plans indicate that the existing parking area provided to the rear of the property and accessed via Church View will be retained.; The application form states that 2 spaces are provided which satisfies the parking standards set out in the Strategic Plan.
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners would recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes subject to the following conditions:- "Subject to the standard tourist accommodation conditions."
Conditions requested: Subject to the standard tourist accommodation conditions.
