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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Application No. : 23/00117/C Applicant : Mrs Tami James Proposal : Additional use of residential dwelling as self catering tourist accommodation Site Address : Glen Cam Farm Corlea Road Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 3BA
Planning Officer: Mrs Vanessa Porter Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 16.03.2023 __
Conditions and Notes for Approval
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 1. 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.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. It is considered that there is no demonstrable harm arising from the proposal and, in view of the provisions of Paragraph 9.5.8 and Business Policy 13, the application is therefore recommended for approval.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 3rd February 2023; o Location Plan o First Floor Plan o Ground Floor Plan __
Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
None
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Officer’s Report
APPLICATION SITE
1.1 The application site is within the curtilage of Glen Cam Farm, Corlea Road, Ballasalla which is a large property situated upon a large plot. 1.2 The site is accessed via its own driveway and has parking available for 8 cars.
PROPOSAL
2.1 The current planning application seeks approval for the additional use of the property as tourist accommodation.
2.2 There are no physical works proposed.
PLANNING HISTORY
3.1 The previous applications upon the site are not relevant in this assessment.
PLANNING POLICY.
4.1 In terms of local plan policy, the application site is within an area recognised as "not zoned for development" under the Area Plan for the East. The property is not within a Conservation Area nor a Flood Risk Zone.
4.2 Relevant policies are General Policy 2, Strategic Policy 8, Environment Policy 22, Business Policies 11 and 13 from the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 which set out the general standards towards acceptable development, the acceptability of tourist development provided it does not adversely affect the surrounding area and where neighbouring amenity is not compromised.
REPRESENTATIONS
5.1 Highway Services have considered the application and state, "After 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 storage and an electric vehicle charging point to aid Active Travel and net zero objectives." (20.02.23)
5.2 No comments have been received from Malew Parish Commissioners at the time of writing this report.
ASSESSMENT
6.1 The fundamental issues to consider in the assessment of this planning application, is the impact of the proposal on the neighbours and local amenities and whether there would be an impact to the streetscene as a whole or neighbouring amenity due to the proposed alterations.
6.2 It is difficult to assess how an individual person would behave whether they be a tourist or permanent resident. As a tourist, a person may be out a lot of the time, but may also have greater late nights and be disruptive on return. On the other hand, permanent residents may be at home more of the time, but be more likely to invite friends or family over for dinner or parties that may be noisy. In general terms, however, the majority of people tend to behave
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well and raise no concerns, although there will always be a percentage that might not, whether they are a permanent resident or otherwise.
6.3 Business Policy 13 indicates that permission will generally be given for the use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation providing that it can be demonstrated that such use would not compromise the amenities of neighbouring residents.
6.4 The property is currently being used as a residential property of which the additional use of this application will enable the owners to part-rent part of the property for tourist accommodation. The dwelling is not located nearby neighbouring properties, as such by dint of its location would have a minimal impact.
6.5 It is considered therefore deemed that the use of part of the existing residential dwelling as tourist accommodation would have a similar impact, whether it is used for tourist or permanent residential use and therefore would not have a significant impact upon the living conditions of the neighbouring properties.
6.6 With regards to parking space, the property has more than the recommended two spaces for a residential property and as such there will be enough parking for its proposed tourist use.
6.7 The additional use as tourist use would not result in any changes beyond current occupation in terms of an increase in water usage, criminal activity nor increase the likely hood of spread of fire beyond the existing arrangement, and so the proposal is considered acceptable in these respects.
CONCLUSION
7.1 In view of the lack of concern raised with respect to the proposal, it is considered that there is no demonstrable harm arising from the proposal and, in view of the provisions of Paragraph 9.5.8 and Business Policy 13, the application is therefore recommended for approval.
INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons: (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.
8.2 The decision maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status __
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I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.
Decision Made : Permitted
Date: 17.03.2023
Determining officer Signed : J SINGLETON
Jason Singleton
Principal Planner
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