Certificate of Lawfulness for use of attic bedroom as living space

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Application sought to confirm the lawfulness of using an attic bedroom as living space
• ✓The use was certified as lawful as of 5th March 2025
• ✓Property is a semi-detached dwellinghouse on the eastern side of the A3 Road north of Kirk Michael
• ✓Decision made under delegated authority

This application sought a Certificate of Lawful Use for the use of an attic bedroom as living space at Cronk Steone, a semi-detached dwellinghouse located on the eastern side of the A3 Road north of Kirk Michael, Isle of Man. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture issued the certificate, confirming that the use was lawful within the meaning of section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, with the lawfulness date established as 5th March 2025. The decision was made by the Head of Development Management under delegated authority and approved on 29th April 2025. The formal decision record lists 1 conditions.

A Certificate of Lawful Use was approved, confirming that the use of the attic bedroom as living space at Cronk Steone was lawful as of 5th March 2025 under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999. The certificate was issued by the Head of Development Management under delegated authority on 29th April 2025.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (1)

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   Condition 1

   There is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the bedroom in the attic of the dwellinghouse and referred to in the information received on 05.03.2025 has been used for more than ten years and as such, the Department may not issue an enforcement notice due to the provisions of Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Schedule 4 Part 1 paragraph 3(c).

Planning History (1)

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