10 September 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
1st Floor Flat, Old Surgery, Lewthwaites Way, Port St Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5ab
The proposal involves internal reconfiguration of a two-storey art deco building, currently split into ground and first floor flats, to create one dwelling with four bedrooms, open plan kitchen diner, lounge, study, and other rooms.
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The officer determined that the conversion from two flats to one dwellinghouse is acceptable in this sustainable town centre mixed-use location, where residential use is established and complementary …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not harm landscape/townscape, amenity, or highway safety; and provide adequate parking/access. Officer assessed minor external changes as matching existing, causing no harm to character or amenity, with existing parking sufficient, thus compliant.
Housing Policy 4
Prioritises new housing in existing towns/villages. Site's town centre location with access to facilities satisfied this for the conversion.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards (A.7.6: 2 spaces per unit). Existing driveway for 3 vehicles exceeds needs for one unit; unit reduction likely lowers movements, no highway impact.
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.
Materials approval
The materials to be used in the external alterations to the building shall match the existing finishes and shall remain as such unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Department. Reason: In the interest of the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area.
No objection
