6 March 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Additional Supply, Rose Hill Farm, Richmond Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 1jg
The proposal seeks permission for a two-storey cottage within the Rose Hill Farm complex in open countryside to be used for tourist accommodation in addition to its existing residential use, with no external changes or operational development proposed.
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The officer assessed the proposal against policies allowing tourist use of existing rural residential properties, noting that Business Policy 13 permits such uses if they do not compromise neighbourin…
Strategic Policy 1
Requires efficient use of land and resources. The officer found the proposal compliant as it reuses existing accommodation without new development, avoiding countryside harm.
Strategic Policy 5
Addresses design and visual impact, with countryside development per General Policy 3. No external changes ensure no detriment to visual amenity.
General Policy 2
General development considerations. Proposal acceptable without landscape or amenity detriment.
General Policy 3
Exceptions to development in the countryside. Tourist use allowed via Business Policy 13 as it does not involve new building and fits exception criteria.
Environment Policy 1
Protection of the countryside. No material impact on countryside character due to no external changes and modest scale.
Business Policy 13
Use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation. Permitted providing no compromise to neighbouring amenities, which was demonstrated here.
Transport Policy 4
Highway safety. No material impact confirmed by Highways Services.
Transport Policy 7
Parking. Adequate provision on site noted.
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.
considers the proposals would have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking. Advised consideration of cycle parking and electric vehicle charging point.
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 23/00048/C and found no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality, or parking, with an advisory comment to consider cycle parking and EV charging.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised to consider the provision of cycle parking and an electric vehicle charging point to aid Active Travel and net zero objectives.
