**Document:** Officer Planning Report
**Application:** 09/00833/B — Conversion of existing retail outlet into tourist accommodation
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2009-08-04
**Parish:** Lezayre
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/63260-lezayre-ye-old-royal-conversion/documents/1379066

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# Officer Planning Report

**Application No.:** 09/00833/B
**Applicant:** Mr \& Mrs Ian Dennett
**Proposal:** Conversion of existing retail outlet into tourist accommodation
**Site Address:** Ye Old Royal Oak Market Place East Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1JY ### Considerations Case Officer : Mr Chris Balmer
**Expected Decision Level:** Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes: do not oppose, note: will not create any additional on street parking. Consultee : Clerk To The Commissioners Notes: No objection

### Officer's Report

Site The property Ye-Olde-Royal-Oak, Market Place, Ramsey, is a two storey, traditional styled, attached property, which is located on the eastern side of Market Place.

Land Use Zoning The site has been zoned under the Ramsey Local Plan Order 1998 as being within an area of predominately town centre use; the site is within Ramsey Conservation Area.

- The Ramsey Local Plan
-  The Isle of Man Strategic Plan (20th June 2007) - General Policy 2

Planning History The following planning applications are considered relevant in the assessment and determination of this application:-

Creation of double doors from existing bow window and re rendering of rear and side elevations -08/02337/B - APPROVED

Provision of advertising sign - 95/01472/D - REFUSED
Provision of advertising - 93/00532/D - APPROVED
Provision of advertising sign - 93/00531/D - APPROVED
Change of use from dress/shoe shop to insurance shop - 93/00337/C - APPROVED
Proposal
The application seeks approval for the conversion of existing retail outlet into tourist accommodation.
Representations
Ramsey Commissioners;
No objection
Highways Division:-
No objection
The Authority has received no private representations objecting to the application.
Assessment / recommendation
The site is within an area of mixed use; therefore residential/tourist use is generally acceptable. The site is located within the centre of Ramsey Town Centre, therefore has public transport links nearby (bus \& electric Tram), town centre facilities and within a minute walk of Ramsey Prom and beach. Overall, it is considered the proposed use is to be acceptable.

Whilst the proposal would result in a the loss of a retail unit, given the number within Parliament street which lie unoccupied it is not considered the proposal would have a detrimental impact upon the retail sector.

The application also proposals the removal of the ground floor bay windows (not traditional), and replaced with more traditional styled window to match the existing windows, which would be in keeping.

Recommendation For these reasons the proposals would be appropriate in these locations and therefore the application is recommended for an approval

Party Status I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

The Ramsey Commissioners Highways Division

## Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 31.07.2009

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

### C : Conditions for approval

N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal 0 : Notes attached to refusals

### C 1.

The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

### C 2.

This approval relates to the conversion of existing retail outlet into tourist accommodation as proposed in the submitted documents and drawing 08 0478/2 all received on 13th May 2009.

### C 3.

The accommodation created by this approval must only be used as holiday accommodation for individual lets not exceeding four weeks in duration. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be conferred by this approval for the use of the new accommodation as a separate dwelling.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer

Decision Made : Permitted
Date :
Signed :
Senior Planning Officer

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*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/63260-lezayre-ye-old-royal-conversion/documents/1379066*