Senior Planning Officer · 2003-2025
Long-serving Senior Planning Officer handling cases since 2003. Mentioned in Tynwald proceedings since at least 2013.
Chris Balmer is a currently active planning officer who has handled 5,707 planning applications over a 23-year career (2003–2025). Their most active parishes are Douglas (1,423), Ramsey (959), Onchan (567). Of 5,586 decided applications, 5,034 (90%) were approved and 552 (10%) refused. A further 106 were withdrawn before decision. They specialise primarily in alteration, extension, new_build applications. Their busiest year was 2006 with 520 decisions.
5,539
Decisions
4,891
Approved
535
Refused
90.1%
Approval Rate
Appeal against the approval for erection of a building accommodating 38no Apartments and associated Landscaping, Drainage and Car Parking
Replacement of an existing conservatory with a single-storey sun room to the rear of a detached house at 23 The Cherry Walk, Douglas, was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application proposed replacing the roof covering, including reusing existing natural Welsh slates and matching ridge tiles, on a mid-terraced house in a Douglas Conservation Area. It was approved by delegated officer decision subject to conditions on time limit and bargeboard details.
The proposal at 1 Cannells Lane, Ramsey, involves replacing the workshop roof and converting it into additional living accommodation at the rear of the dwelling. The application was permitted by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to enlarge an existing attached garage at Thie Ny Droghad, Upper Ballastrooan, Colby, with a single-storey extension measuring 6.2m deep, 5.9m wide and 6m high. The proposal was permitted by the Principal Planner.
Installation of illuminated 'Lemac Power' signage on a cleared site at 25 South Quay, Douglas, was refused because the signage does not relate to an approved development or use, cannot be physically installed, and would harm local amenities and views from the adjacent Conservation Area.
Amendments to the site entrance at Sunnybank House, West Baldwin, including gates, steps, retaining walls, and two vehicular parking spaces with no change to highway access, were approved by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to replace roman roof tiles with flat roof tiles on a bungalow at 19 Baldrine Park, Baldrine. It was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application at 3 Summerland, Ramsey, proposed replacing the flat roof with a pitched roof on a rear extension and installing new windows and doors to rear and side elevations. It was permitted by the Principal Planner.
Erection of a single-storey porch on the north-east elevation of a detached house at 13 Greenlands Park, Ramsey. The application was approved by delegated officer decision.
The proposal at 48 Ballabrooie Way, Douglas, for a single storey side extension, rear chimney removal, internal alterations, and air source heat pump installation was approved by delegated officer decision.
Single-storey extension to the south elevation with roof canopy to form a porch at Roseanne, Minorca Hill, Laxey. Approved by officer delegation.
The proposal is for a single-storey rear extension replacing an existing conservatory at The Firs, 11 Lucerne Court, Douglas. It was permitted by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to render the side and rear elevations of a traditional farmhouse in Ballaugh and carry out works to pathways to address damp issues. It was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to install glazing to enclose a balcony at apartment 302 Queens Court, Ramsey, and was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application proposed the construction of a single-storey porch with monopitch roof, 2.6m wide, 2m deep and 3m high, at 10 Thornhill Close, Port Erin. It was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to remove a chimney stack from the rear elevation of a semi-detached house at 80 Summerhill Road, Onchan. It was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application proposed a front extension to an existing detached garage and replacement of its flat roof with a pitched roof at St Benedicts, Glen Auldyn, Ramsey. It was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application proposed replacing an existing conservatory with a single-storey extension at 56 Birch Hill Crescent, Onchan. It was permitted by the Principal Planner.
Amendment to approved residential development PA 22/01133/B by changing house types on plots 57-61 and 71-73 from bungalows and fewer 4-bed homes to more 4-bed houses at Ballagarraghyn, Bretney Road, Jurby. The application was permitted by the Head of Development Management.
