**Document:** Officer Planning Report
**Application:** 05/02004/C — Change of use from ground floor retail / commercial unit to residential use
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2005-12-06
**Parish:** Rushen
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/79578-rushen-stronsay-change-of-use/documents/1214305

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# Officer Planning Report

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### Officer's Report

The site represents the curtilage of an existing terraced two storey property on the western side of the High Street in PSM within an area designated as Retail on the 1982 Plan.

Proposed here is the change of use of the ground floor from retail to residential. The remainder of the building is used as a residence and the commercial floorspace will be simply incorporated into the existing unit.

The loss of a commercial unit is regrettable but perhaps not surprising as business is not bustling within this part of Port St. Mary. The streetscene is made up of a mixture of housing, shops and offices and this conversion will not significantly affect the viability of the village.

### Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 24.11.2005

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
- : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The use must be taken up within four years of the date of this notice in order for this approval to remain valid after that time.

C 2. This permission relates to the change of use of the existing shop to residential accommodation in association with the existing use of the remainder of the building as shown in drawings 0512/01 and -02 both received on 18th October, 2005.

N 1. The Chief Fire Officer recommends the installation of mains wired interconnected domestic smoke detection.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 57/01 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control).

Decision Made : Approval by delegation Date: 25/11/05 Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control

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