26 March 2015 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
Shop & Premises, Promenade, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6ag
The application sought permission to change an existing retail shop (Class 1) within a three-storey mid-terraced building in a Mixed Use zone and proposed Port Erin Conservation Area to an estate agency (Class 2 professional services), with no internal or external alterations proposed.
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The officer considered the fundamental issue of whether the estate agency use would be compatible with adjacent uses in the Mixed Use area, concluding it would be acceptable.
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with Area Plan zoning and other criteria including respecting surroundings, not adversely affecting townscape, amenity, or traffic. The officer found the change of use acceptable in the Mixed Use zone with no external changes, thus meeting all relevant tests without adverse impacts.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. No external alterations meant no impact on the proposed Port Erin Conservation Area's character and quality.
Business Policy 7
Locates new office floorspace in town/village centres on zoned land. The site in Mixed Use zoning on Port Erin Promenade qualified as appropriate for estate agency (office) use.
Mixed Use Proposal 1 of the Area Plan for the South
Presumes in favour of retaining ground floor retail but assesses each case on merits. Officer noted presumption but found merits in keeping unit occupied by established business, outweighing loss of retail.
Mixed Use Proposal 3, Area Plan for the East
Extends Mixed Use area in Port Erin Lower Promenade to encourage diversity of uses for vitality. The proposal added diversity via estate agency without harming viability.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No signage approval
No approval is hereby granted to the erection of signage as such is regulated by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013. An application for Express Consent for the signage should be made under these provisions prior to the erection. Reason: Advertisements are regulated by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 and require Express Consent.
support the current planning application
Port Erin Commissioners resolved to support the change of use application PA15/00197/C.
Port Erin Commissioners
SupportThe Board of Port Erin Commissioners at their Meeting held on the 3rd March 2015 considered planning application PA 15/00197/B, at which it was resolved to support the application.
