5 December 2023 · Delegated
Glevum, The Promenade, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7df
Permission was granted for an additional tourist accommodation use at Glevum, The Promenade, Laxey, Isle of Man. The application was made by Mrs Jojanneke Hartmann-Struik and decided on 5 December 2023 under delegated authority. The site is designated as Mixed Use in the Area Plan for the East 2020 and sits within the Laxey Conservation Area. The officer report identified the key planning issues as impact on neighbouring amenities, the Conservation Area, and parking provision. The site is located alongside the bay, and while the officer noted the potential for localised flooding during bad weather and high tides, current mapping did not identify it as at risk of surface or flood risk. The application was approved with one condition attached.
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application for additional tourist accommodation use at Glevum, the Promenade, Laxey. Key planning considerations included potential impact on neighbouring amenities, the Conservation Area setting, and parking provision. The site is designated as Mixed Use and was not found to be at flood risk on current mapping.
general standards towards acceptable development
amenity and visual impact
preserve or enhance the conservation area
Conservation Area
Environment Policy 35: Within Conservation Areas, the Department will permit only development which would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area, and will ensure that the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development. 7.30 Development adjacent to Conservation Areas 7.30.1 It is often the case that important views into and out of a Conservation Area can contribute significantly to its character. It is necessary to assess the impact any development adjacent to conservation areas may have on such views.
parking standards
Parking Provision
Transport Policy 7: The Department will require that in all new development, parking provision must be in accordance with the Department's current standards. The current standards are set out in Appendix 7. 11.5.4 New development can have a significant impact in terms of the traffic generated by it and the impact on the various modes of travel. The Department considers that proposals which are likely to be significant traffic generators should be accompanied by a Transport Assessment(1) which should look at all modes of transport including access by public transport, cycling and on foot.
parking standards
Parking Provision
permission generally given to existing private dwellings for tourist use
principle of the use of existing residential properties for tourist purposes
Business Policy 13: Permission will generally be given for the use of private residential properties as tourist accommodation providing that it can be demonstrated that such u se would not compromise the amenities of neighbouring residents.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
