16 October 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
111, St Pauls Apartments, St Pauls Square, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1le
The proposal involves allowing the owners of Flat 111 in St Pauls Apartments, a large residential complex in Ramsey town centre, to rent out their residential apartment as tourist accommodation when not in personal use.
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The Principal Planner assessed the proposal against General Policy 2, which permits development in accordance with land-use zoning provided it respects the site and surroundings, does not adversely af…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects the site/surroundings, does not adversely affect amenities, character, road safety, or traffic. The officer assessed the change of use as compliant given the mixed-use town centre location, no physical changes, equivalent amenity impact to residential use, and no highway concerns. No tensions noted as all criteria were met.
Business Policy 13
BP13 generally permits tourist use of private residential properties if neighbouring amenities are not compromised. The officer tested this against nearby residential properties and found the impact identical to residential occupancy, with no evidence of harm. This directly supported the principle of approval.
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 highway interest
no objection
Highway Services HDC and Ramsey Town Commissioners both have no objection to application 24/91028/C for additional use of a residential apartment for 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 to the existing use of the floors.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal.
