12 February 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
106, Summerhill Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1nj
The proposal involves converting an existing two-storey semi-detached house with a rear extension into a ground-floor one-bedroom flat (to be occupied by the applicant) and a first-floor two-bedroom flat for tourist accommodation, without external changes.
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The officer assessed the principle of converting the dwelling into two flats, noting both have principal rooms with pleasant rear garden outlooks, and while the first-floor lacks direct rear access, i…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (sub-clauses b, g, h, i, m, n) requires consideration of development impacts on amenities, parking, highway safety, and residential character. The officer assessed the proposal as compliant due to acceptable amenity and parking impacts, no harm to neighbours, and the site's residential designation.
Housing Policy 17
Housing Policy 17 governs conversions of dwellings to flats. The officer found the conversion acceptable given internal layout suitability, ancillary tourist use, and conditions ensuring flats remain tied together.
Business Policy 13
Business Policy 13 permits tourist accommodation in suitable locations. The first-floor flat's tourist use was deemed appropriate in this residential area with management from the ground floor.
Transport Policy 7
Transport Policy 7 addresses parking and highway impacts. The minor increase in parking demand was not harmful, supported by Highway Services' no-objection stance.
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.
Ancillary tourist use only
The approved first floor flat can only be used as tourist accommodation ancillary to the ground floor flat. The accommodation cannot be rented out or sold separately from the ground floor flat. Reason: The first floor flat only has amenities as a tourist accommodation and not as a independent flat.
Maximum stay limit
No occupier shall occupy the approved building for more than 31 continuous days. Reason: the application is for a tourist accommodation and the condition ensure the use remain as a tourist accommodation.
no objection
does not oppose; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the proposals would have a similar demand than the existing use, the site is in a sustainable local centre and there is parking available on-street adjacent to the site
