22 July 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
7 Eskdale Apartments, Queens Drive West, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2jd
The proposal involves changing the use of two one-bedroom apartments within a former hotel building, now converted to residential apartments, to allow additional tourist accommodation alongside their existing residential use.
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The officer determined that the additional tourist use of the two one-bedroom apartments accords with General Policy 2 and Business Policy 13 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with land-use zoning and other policies, respecting site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, not adversely affecting landscape/townscape character, local residents' amenity, or locality character, and providing satisfactory access/parking. The officer assessed the proposal against criteria (b), (c), (g), and (h), finding it compliant due to no adverse amenity impacts, appropriate location, and existing access/parking.
Business Policy 13
Permits use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation if it does not compromise neighbouring residents' amenities. The officer applied this directly to the additional use, concluding no compromise to amenities given low occupancy, site history, and location fronting highway near town centre.
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.
do not oppose the application
do not oppose the application
Both DOI Highways Division and Ramsey Town Commissioners responded with no objections to the application for additional use of residential apartments as tourist accommodation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that a licence may be necessary for the positioning of equipment and materials in the highway.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal
