11 September 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Erin Newsagents, 11, Station Road, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6ae
The proposal involves changing the upper two floors of 11 Station Road, a terraced property in Port Erin town centre with ground floor retail, from office use to a single residential flat with lounge/kitchen/utility on the first floor and three bedrooms/bathroom on the second floor.
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The officer determined the principle of converting upper floors to residential acceptable under Housing Policy 4 as the site is in an existing town with mixed retail/upper floor uses, compatible with …
Housing Policy 4
HP4 supports residential use on upper floors in town centres. Officer found principle acceptable as compatible with mixed retail/upper uses street scene.
Housing Policy 17
Requires conversions to provide clear outlook, adequate amenity space, parking where practical. Flat deemed to have acceptable layout, internal drying space, rear yard for refuse/bikes, public open space access; supports redundant commercial to residential.
Environment Policy 35
Protects character in Conservation Areas. Shop front changes and rear elements cause minimal visual harm, no significant impact on street scene or proposed Conservation Area.
General Policy 2
General development management policy. Proposal designed to comply overall, balancing impacts.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking provision (2 spaces for 2+ bed unit). No on-site parking, but shortfall acceptable per Appendix 7 for redundant buildings in sustainable locations near facilities/public parking.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No Objection, but seek a condition to prevent any unit from able to have a parking disc allocated to it.
No objection
Highway Services HDC does not oppose the application due to its sustainable location in Port Erin centre with no significant negative highway impacts. Port Erin Commissioners support the proposals but with a condition regarding residential parking permits in the disc zone on Station Road.
Key concern: no parking provision for the residential aspect of the proposals
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the site is in a sustainable location in Port Erin centre.
Port Erin Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Board of Port Erin Commissioners considered the above application at its meeting on 16 July 2024 and has resolved to support the proposals but with conditions.; The Board is concerned that there is no parking provision for the residential aspect of the proposals.; Station Road is the busiest retail area
Conditions requested: the disc zone on Station Road shall not permit residential parking permits to be used
