Department of Planning DEFA Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SF 15th August 2025 Dear Sir / Madam,
Re: Detailed planning application for change of use of commercial space to form two residential apartments, in a building previously approved by PA21/00085/GB– Bayqueen Hotel, The Promenade, Port St Mary, Isle of Man IM9 5DG.
The ground floor layout approved by PA21/00085/GB incorporated a large area for commercial use, provisionally earmarked for café / spa / wellbeing / gym use. Unfortunately, there has been no interest and it is not viable primarily due to the proposed size.
This planning application proposes the Creation of 2 additional apartments on the ground floor and reducing the commercial area to a size similar to that previously proposed and approved by PA 18/00637/GB.
Adding 2 apartments will result in a total of 25 apartments within the overall building, with full car parking allocation of 2 spaces for each apartment.
Adding two apartments will result in 5 no. apartments on the ground floor. PA 18/00637/GB previously established that 7no. apartments on the ground floor is acceptable.
Ground Floor Plan approved by PA21/00085/GB:
Proposed Ground Floor, including 2 additional apartments:
Ground floor approved by PA 18/00637/GB:
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An existing ground floor plan showing a large commercial unit on the left and multiple residential apartments on the right.This image displays a proposed ground floor plan for a building conversion project, highlighting specific areas in pink to indicate alterations for new residential units.Architectural ground floor plan showing a commercial restaurant area on the left and a row of seven residential units on the right.
The changes required to provide the 2 no. additional apartments are internal and do not have a detrimental visual impact on the approved elevations.
With regards to car parking to support the 2 additional apartments, 52 assigned parking spaces are provided in the Lower Ground floor, plus 7 separate garages. Each apartment will have at least 2 car parking spaces. The parking spaces at the front of the building, in front of the two towers, remain unchanged from that approved by PA21/00085/GB, despite the reduction in commercial area.
Car parking spaces assigned to the 2no. proposed apartments:
The reduced commercial area on the ground floor will bevery similar in sizeto that approved by PA 18/00637/GB:
PA 18/00637/GB approved 218sqm of Commercial Space PA 21/00085/GB approved 802sqm of Commercial Space This planning application proposes 229sqm of Commercial Space
The reduction of commercial area now proposed is likely to result in reduced highway impact and less impact on nearby businesses within the town compared to PA 21/00085/GB .
The proposed works do not affect the following:
The mass of the building, The external appearance of the building Highway access or parking provision, and The building footprint
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This image displays a proposed lower ground floor plan detailing the layout of residential apartments, garages, and designated parking spaces.
We trust the above and attached are self-explanatory, but please do not hesitate to contact the writer if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely
George Li
For and on behalf of Hartford Ltd.
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