19 April 2010 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
1, Market Hill, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1jt
The proposal involves changing the use of an existing apartment, spanning two floors within a three-storey terraced property in Ramsey's town centre, to allow additional tourist accommodation alongside its residential use.
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The officer considered the proposal acceptable because it involves no external alterations and does not increase the size or potential occupancy of the apartment, resulting in a 'modest' change unlike…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning in Area Plans if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not harm townscape character, residential amenity, road safety, or traffic flows; and provides satisfactory access and services. The officer assessed the change of use as compliant due to no physical changes, modest scale matching existing apartment, central location near amenities, and no adverse impacts confirmed by consultees. Being in mixed-use zoning within Ramsey town centre, it aligned without tension.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the additional use of apartment as tourist accommodation as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings as REF 1, REF 2, REF 4, REF 5 and REF 6 all received on 1st March 2010.
Do not oppose. Has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
No objection
Highways Division and Ramsey Town Commissioners both have no objection to the application for additional use of an apartment as tourist accommodation at 1a Market Hill, Ramsey. Ramsey Town Commissioners also clarified the site's postal address numbering.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Commentthe property presently occupied by the Bean Bar should be assigned the address 1a, Market Hill, Ramsey; The numbering for these properties was notified to the Government Gazetteer Custodians to amend
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionhave no objection to the proposal
