24 March 2025 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler); issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Bridge House, Dalby, Isle Of Man, IM5 3bp
The proposal involves changing the use of Bridge House, a detached house on Dalby Road in the countryside, to allow additional use as tourist accommodation alongside its residential function. The officer assessed impacts on neighbour amenity and highway safety as the main issues, concluding no unacceptable effects due …
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The officer determined that the proposal would not give rise to an unacceptable impact on amenity or highway safety, as parking demand and behaviour from one group of tourists would be similar to that…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b), (g), (h), (i), (m), (n) is materially relevant. The officer assessed the proposal against it alongside other policies, finding compliance as there were no unacceptable impacts on amenity or highway safety.
Business Policy 13
Business Policy 13 states permission will generally be given for using private residential properties as tourist accommodation, providing it can be demonstrated that such use would not compromise the amenities of neighbouring residents. The officer found the principle acceptable even in countryside, as tourist use would not significantly impact neighbours due to similar behaviour and parking to residential use.
Transport Policy 7
Transport Policy 7 relates to highway safety and parking. Supported by no objection from Highway Services and assessment that parking demand is similar or less than existing residential use.
Spatial Policy 5
Listed as materially relevant but not specifically assessed in detail; overall compliance found with Strategic Plan policies.
General Policy 3
Listed as materially relevant but not specifically assessed in detail; overall compliance found.
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.
does not oppose this application; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the proposed use would have a similar or less parking demand to the existing use
