22 September 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Abigail Morgan)
Mill House, Old Castletown Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1ex
The proposal involves changing the first floor of the existing main dwelling at Mill House on Old Castletown Road, Santon, to tourist accommodation providing 5 bedrooms, in addition to its ongoing residential use.
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The officer assessed whether the additional tourist use of the first floor would cause adverse impacts, particularly on neighbouring amenities and highway safety.
Strategic Policy 8
Requires tourist development to make use of existing built fabric of interest and quality, without adversely affecting environmental, agricultural, or highway interests, while enabling enjoyment of natural and manmade attractions. The officer found the proposal uses an existing building of interest in the countryside with no adverse impacts, supported by prior residential and tourist approvals.
Business Policy 11
Tourism development must accord with sustainable objectives and countryside protection policies, permitting existing rural buildings for tourist use under certain circumstances per Environment Policy 16. Applied to confirm the reuse of the existing stone building and residence complies without countryside harm.
Business Policy 13
Permits use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation if it does not compromise neighbouring residents' amenities. The most relevant policy; officer confirmed no compromise to amenities demonstrated.
Business Policy 14
Permits tourism development in rural areas complying with General Policy 3 and Business Policies 11 and 12, encouraging quality accommodation. Officer noted rural compliance with no new building proposed.
Strategic Plan paragraph 9.5.8
States use of existing private residential properties as tourist accommodation may be acceptable if it will not compromise amenities of neighbouring residents. Directly cited as no harm demonstrated.
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.
Parking retention
The existing parking and manoeuvring areas must be retained and available for parking in association with the use of the site as hereby approved. Reason: to ensure that there is satisfactory parking and manoeuvring space for the various uses on the site.
After reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking. - Do not oppose
DOI Highways Division responded with no opposition to the application, stating no significant negative impact on highway safety, network efficiency, or parking.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 03.08.2021; After reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking
