**Document:** Change of Use Planning Statement
**Application:** 06/01498/C — Change of use of existing dwelling to bed and breakfast tourist accommodation with ground floor shop as a tea room
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2006-10-25
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** report / planning_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/81278-lonan-craigmore-dwelling-change-of-use/documents/1475968

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# Change of Use Planning Statement

RECEIVED ON
31 AUG 2006
DEPT. OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The Secretary of the Planning Committee
Dept. of Local Government and Environment,
Murray House,
Mount Havelock,
Douglas.

29th August 2006

Dear Sirs,

Re: Change of Use application
At: Craigmooar, Tent Road, Laxey

I have pleasure in enclosing an application for Planning Approval for the above scheme.
The application consists of the following:

1. Planning Application Form
(4 copies)

2. Cheque for fee of £53

3. Drawings: 0601/01 - Location Plan
(4 copies each)
0601/02 - Existing Floor Plans & Elevations
0601/03A - Proposed Floor Plans & Elevations

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require additional information or wish to discuss any aspects regarding this application.

Yours faithfully,

Samuel T Samson
BA. Dip.Arch

Change of Use application for:-
Craigmooar, Tent Road, Laxey IM4 7DB

RECEIVED ON
31 AUG 2006

SECTION 16 - Continuation sheet

The existing property is currently residential with part of the ground floor being used for commercial purposes as a printing business. Prior to the current business the property was formerly Fred Osborne Printers, a Post Office and a Café. The attached archive photographs illustrate the former use.

The external appearance, including the shop front and windows, will remain as existing. A separate application will be made at a later date for any proposed external advertising signs.

There is no facility for parking on the site, and the current owners need for 2 parking spaces is met by the nearby public car park. The proposed B&B accommodation will generate a need for parking for the proprietor and a maximum of 4 guest cars. This is an increase of 3 vehicles over the current situation and can easily be accommodated by the local parking facilities. The Tea Rooms will rely on passing trade from visitors already visiting and parked in the area.

Laxey Post Office was run for a long time by the Kelly family and was one of several shops in the old village before the war. The cafe next to the post office later became Fred Osborne Printers.

![A black and white historical photograph of a street scene in Old Laxey, Isle of Man, featuring stone buildings and a visible 'Tea Room' sign.](https://images.planningportal.im/2006/08/416076.jpg)

![A black and white photograph showing a corner building with a 'CAFE' sign on the ground floor and people standing on the pavement. A 'RECEIVED ON 31 AUG 2006' stamp is visible in the top right corner.](https://images.planningportal.im/2006/08/416077.jpg)

View of original Café from the Shore Hotel.
(Post Office sign visible in the side window)

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
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