**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations **Application:** 07/00634/C — Additional use of dwelling as self catering tourism accommodation **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2007-06-14 **Parish:** Andreas **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/83010-andreas-east-ballabane-dwelling/documents/1498267 --- # Officer Planning Report Recommendations ## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations ### Officer's Report Site The application site East Ballabane, Andreas, consists of a barn, a former cow house, garages and a residential dwelling which is the building the submissions deals with. East Ballabane is located on the northern side of the A10 road, west of Ballabane Farm and is northwest of Bride Village. Land Use Zoning / Planning Policy The application site is within an area recognised as being an area of ‘white land’ not zoned for development, under the Isle of Man Development Plan Order 1982. The site is not within a Conservation Area, or within an area zoned as high landscape value. - Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 - The Isle of Man Draft Strategic Plan – Business Policy 13 Planning History Conversion of redundant cow house into holiday accommodation (06/02065/B) - approved Erection of agricultural building (02/00403/B) - approved Erection of conservatory and installation of two new windows (99/02292/B) – approved Extension to agricultural building (94/00044/B) - approved Proposal The application proposes the additional use of the dwelling as self catering tourism accommodation. Representations Andreas Parish Commissioners have no objection Highways Division do not oppose The Chief Fire Officer:- The open plan staircase is inherently unsafe from a Fire Safety viewpoint. A fire starting in either the kitchen or lounge may have the potential to trap persons on the upper floor. I recommend the provision of a door to the kitchen and a door and frame to the lounge. The IOM Water Authority makes no comment on the merit of the proposed development but request that an informative note be attached to any approval decision notice. We have received no privately written representations objecting to the application. Assessment / recommendation Business Policy 13 states:- 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. The closest neighbouring dwelling is located approximately 200 metres east of East Ballabane at Keilthustag. I therefore consider the proposal would not have any adverse impact upon the residential amenity of the nearby dwelling and therefore complies with BP13. The proposal provides adequate parking provisions, turning provisions and adequate visibility sprays and therefore complies with the highway appropriate standards. Regarding the comments from the Chief Fire Officer, whilst I consider the issue to be a Building Regulations matter, it is worth noting that the applicant has submitted a additional plan showing the recommendations of the Fire Officer. For these reasons the proposal would seem appropriate in this location and therefore my recommendation is for an approval. I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status: Andreas Parish Commissioners Highways Division I consider that the following parties that made representations to the planning application do not meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should not be afforded interested party status:- The IOM Water Authority The Chief Fire Officer ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 06.06.2007 ### 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 development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. C 2. This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings HLK/07/051/1, HLK/07/051/2 and HLK/07/051/3 all received on 2nd April 2007. N 1. For a change in the supply to a premises (domestic or commercial) the applicant should contact the IoMWA Byelaws Inspector (Michael Karran), tel. 69 59 57 I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) Decision Made : Permitted Date: 2/1/07 Signed: M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control 6 June 2007 6 June 2007 --- *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/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/83010-andreas-east-ballabane-dwelling/documents/1498267*