11 October 2019 · Delegated - Principal Planner Sarah Corlett
20, Lime Street, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5ef
The proposal involves the additional use of an existing four-bedroom terraced house as tourist accommodation, sharing the residential use without any alterations to the building's external appearance, parking, or access.
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The officer considered the fundamental issues to be the impact of tourist use on neighbouring living conditions and local highways in this terraced property.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, resident amenity, or highway safety/traffic. Officer assessed the tourist use as having neutral impact on street scene due to no external changes and acceptable effects on amenity and highways given location and parking.
Business Policy 13
Permits use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation if it does not compromise neighbouring residents' amenities. Officer found the additional use of part of the dwelling acceptable as impacts on neighbours would be minimal due to shared small-scale operation and site's accessibility.
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.
Do not oppose
no objections
Both Highways Division and Port St Mary Commissioners have no objections to the additional use of the residence as tourist accommodation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 18 Sep 19
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionThere were no objections
