16 July 2015 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
Miette, Mill Road, Surby, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6qp
The application sought permission to change the use of The Nook, a detached dormer bungalow with integral garage on Mill Road in Surby, Port Erin, from tourist accommodation back to permanent residential use.
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The officer noted the property was originally a dwelling and is surrounded by existing residential properties, concluding there are no reasons why the site is no longer suitable for its original resid…
Area Plan for the South adopted in 2013
Designates the site as residential, creating a presumption in favour of residential use and development. The officer assessed the proposal as fully compatible with this designation given the site's original residential use and surroundings.
Business Policy 13
Permits use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation if no compromise to neighbour amenities. Relevant to prior approval but not directly to this reverse change; officer noted no equivalent policies restricting return to residential.
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.
do not oppose the application
Rushen Parish Commissioners responded with no objections to application 15/00644/C for change of use from tourist accommodation to residential at The Nook, Mill Road, Surby.
Rushen Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionNo objections.