Planning Officer · 2003–2026
Chris Balmer is a currently active planning officer who has handled 5,707 planning applications over a 23-year career (2003–2025). Their most active parishes are Douglas (1,423), Ramsey (959), Onchan (567). Of 5,586 decided applications, 5,034 (90%) were approved and 552 (10%) refused. A further 106 were withdrawn before decision. They specialise primarily in alteration, extension, new_build applications. Their busiest year was 2006 with 520 decisions.
5,528
Decisions
4,891
Approved
535
Refused
88.5%
Approval Rate
Permission was granted for eight apartments and two retail units at 22-26 North Quay, Douglas, within the North Quay Conservation Area, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
Appeal against the approval for erection of a building accommodating 38no Apartments and associated Landscaping, Drainage and Car Parking
Permission was granted to convert a redundant outbuilding into a home, demolish a former pigsty, build a triple garage, and create a new access lane at The Grange, Onchan.
Permission was granted to erect a replacement dwelling and detached garage at Clypse Moar Farm, Onchan, Isle of Man, with seven conditions attached.
Permission was granted to remove the chimney stack at a single storey bungalow in Glen Vine, with the visual impact on the street scene found to be acceptable.
Permission was granted to render the brickwork and Tudor-effect timber on all elevations of a detached house at 1 The Falls, Tromode, Douglas, with the works considered acceptable in terms of their impact on the street scene.
Permission was granted to rebuild the gable end of an existing structure at 33 Castle Street, Douglas, with the visual impact on the street scene found to be acceptable.
Permission was granted for alterations to the driveways and associated landscaping at a detached bungalow on Peveril Road, Peel, with three conditions attached.
Permission was granted to add a canopy to the existing porch on the east elevation of a dwelling at Thie Darragh, Glen Darragh Road, Glen Vine.
Retrospective permission was granted to convert an attached garage into a utility room and store, and to replace the garage door with a door and windows, at a corner-plot property in Douglas.
Permission was granted on 5 September 2025 for a shed to store agricultural and garden machinery at Ballacaroon, West Baldwin Road, Mount Rule, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted for a mobile sauna to be sited on public open space at the south western end of Laxey Promenade, within a Conservation Area.
Permission was granted for a detached garage at Cronkbreck House, Greeba, incorporating amendments to an earlier approved scheme on the same site.
Permission was granted to extend the detached garage at a single-storey bungalow in Onchan, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to widen the driveway and install a dropped kerb at 2 Cronk Drine, Union Mills, to provide additional off-road parking.
Permission was granted to convert a former Methodist chapel in Glen Mona into a dwelling, with a single-storey side extension and revised vehicular access.
Permission was granted to replace a timber building with a new single-storey structure at the Isle of Play adventure playground in Douglas, and to extend the site's operating hours.
Permission was granted for external alterations to a detached house at 59 Ballanard Road, Douglas, including removal of chimney stacks, a new roof, re-rendering, and roof lights.
Permission was granted on 7 August 2025 for a rear dormer extension at a four-storey mid-terrace house on Circular Road, Douglas.
Permission was granted to allow an existing apartment at Prospect Terrace, Douglas to also be used as tourist accommodation, subject to conditions.
Permission was granted to remove existing signage and install a permanent illuminated sign at 52 Strand Street, Douglas.
Permission was granted for external alterations to a bungalow in Abbeylands, including porch removal, re-rendering, and replacement of roof tiles, doors, and windows, with officers satisfied the works would have limited visual impact on the countryside setting.
Permission was granted to replace the rear conservatory with a sunroom at 84 Birch Hill Crescent, Onchan, with the proposal found acceptable in terms of its visual impact and effect on neighbouring amenities.
Permission was granted to replace the garage doors at 10 Thornhill Close, Port Erin with a door and windows, following an assessment of the impact on the street scene and neighbouring amenity.