26 February 2026 · Delegated - Principal Planner (A Morgan)
Flat 1, Sea Front, Promenade, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6le
The proposal involved adding residential use to three self-contained tourist apartments (flats 1, 3, and 5) located in the rear outrigger of Kittiwake House, a mid-terraced four-storey building on the Promenade in Port Erin, without any external alterations.
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Housing Policy 17
Requires conversions to flats/apartments to provide adequate space for clothes-drying, refuse, amenity, parking; pleasant clear outlook from principal rooms; and parking where possible. The officer found part (a) met (washing/drying/refuse provided), but part (b) failed as rear apartments in outrigger have windows facing neighbouring outrigger at 1.95-2.99m or rear yard/lane, with no pleasant outlook from principal rooms (kitchen/dining/living). Para 8.13.3 emphasises front outlooks generally, exceptions only for pleasant rear environments, which this site lacks.
General Policy 2
General Development Considerations, including (h) 'provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself'. Failed due to poor outlook from principal rooms in rear apartments, rendering internal amenity inadequate for residential use despite acceptable tourist standards.
no objection, no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the proposed use would have a similar parking demand to the existing use being located sustainably in Port Erin centre.
no objection, this is exactly what Port Erin needs and provides much needed options to support people living in the village on a long term basis.
