3 April 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005); Signed by Senior Planning Officer
Carrera, Sir Georges Bridge, Abbeylands, Isle Of Man, IM4 5eh
The proposal involves converting the unused roof space above an existing detached garage within the curtilage of a residential property into two separate self-catering tourist units, each with independent stair access and lowered rooflights for better outlook and fire escape.
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The officer assessed the proposal primarily on its change of use impacts rather than structural changes, noting the garage's external form remains unchanged except for rooflights, with no significant …
Tourist Accommodation in Rural Areas
Permits tourist accommodation in built-up areas without nuisance to residents or in rural areas without adverse visual, traffic, noise or infrastructure impacts; requires adequate parking for additional bedspaces. Officer found compliance as site is in residential curtilage near built-up area, with no nuisance due to limited visibility and separation, and ample parking.
Business Policy 11
Tourism development must accord with sustainable objectives and countryside protections; permits rural building conversions under Environment Policy 16. Applied to support conversion of existing garage without countryside harm.
Business Policy 12
Generally permits conversion of redundant countryside buildings to tourist use if complying with paragraph 8.10 and Housing Policy 11. Officer deemed garage conversion acceptable as redundant roofspace in residential setting.
Business Policy 13
Permits use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation if not compromising neighbour amenities. Satisfied due to sufficient distances preventing significant impacts.
Business Policy 14
Permits rural tourism including quality self-catering if complying with General Policy 3 and Business Policies 11/12. Supported as quality units in existing structure.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to drawing no. 08050001 date stamped the 5th February 2009.
Tourist use only
The accommodation created by this approval must only be used as either a) holiday accommodation for individual lets not exceeding four weeks in duration; or b) accommodation incidental to that of the existing dwelling. In the case of use for holiday accommodation, between 1st March and 1st October in any one year the holiday accommodation hereby approved must only be used for individual lets, each not exceeding four weeks in duration. Outside of this period longer lets are permissible. Holiday accommodation may only be provided to bona fide tourists who are those who have a principal residence elsewhere and who are occupying the holiday accommodation hereby approved for tourism purposes. At all times a written or electronic register must be maintained of occupiers of the accommodation hereby approved, detailing names and home address and dates and duration of stay. This register must be made available for inspection by the planning authority on request. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval is given or implied to use any part of the accommodation as permanent dwellings.
The proposal is in sympathy with the Department of Tourist policy to encourage quality self catering tourist accommodation. Quality and Services fully supports the above planning application.
