29 October 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Apartment 5, The Elms, Lezayre Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2ta
The proposal involves changing the use of a flat in a residential building to allow additional use as tourist accommodation, alongside its existing residential function. The site is in a predominantly residential area in Ramsey.
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The officer assessed the key considerations as impact on parking provision and neighbouring amenities. On parking, there is no change in parking standards and no objection from DoI Highway Services, w…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (specifically subsections (b), (g), (h), (i), (m), (n)) requires development to respect amenity, highway safety, and residential character. The officer assessed the proposal against this and found no unacceptable impacts on amenity or highway safety, confirming compliance.
Business Policy 13
Business Policy 13 states permission will generally be given for the use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation providing it does not compromise neighbouring residents' amenities. The officer tested the tourist use and concluded it is unlikely to have a significant impact on living conditions, satisfying the policy.
Transport Policy 7
Transport Policy 7 addresses highway safety and parking. With no change in parking standards, no highway objection, and confirmation of no significant impacts, the proposal was deemed compliant.
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
does not oppose; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
Highway Services HDC and Ramsey Town Commissioners both have no objection to application 24/91093/C for additional use of Apartment 5 as tourist accommodation.
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 proposals would have a similar or less parking demand than the existing use and there is on-site parking available.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal.
