Planning Officer · 2023–2026
Russell Williams is a currently active planning officer who has handled 141 planning applications over a 3-year career (2023–2025). Their most active parishes are Douglas (26), Marown (11), Onchan (11). Of 138 decided applications, 123 (89%) were approved and 15 (11%) refused. They specialise primarily in extension, alteration, new_build applications. Their busiest year was 2024 with 88 decisions.
140
Decisions
124
Approved
15
Refused
88.6%
Approval Rate
Installation of three chicken coops and associated free range pens (retrospective)
Appeal against the refusal for the construction of car parking area for 30 cars
Appeal against the approval changes to wall and roof materials, change to site layout, addition of dormer, removal of one vehicular access (amendment to 23/00739/B) (retrospective)
Appeal against the refusal for erection of replacement dwelling
Appeal against the refusal for the erection of a detached bungalow
Appeal against the approval for development of 92 dwellings, highways and drainage Infrastructure, and public open space; redevelopment of redundant farm building group at Ballaterson Farm with replacement dwelling and conversion of outbuildings to form tourist accommodation
Permission was granted to convert a vacant ground-floor retail unit at 7–17 Wellington Street, Douglas into a food and drink use, with external alterations also approved.
Appeal against the approval for the erection of a new farmhouse and agricultural barn
Permission was granted to convert two flats into a single dwelling at The Old Surgery, Port St Mary, with alterations to ground floor windows, subject to two conditions.
Permission was granted for external ventilation terminals at the British Hotel, North Quay, Douglas, in connection with internal works to create additional bedrooms, following assessment of the impact on the building's character and the surrounding Conservation Area.
Permission was granted for a new decking area with glazed balustrades, window alterations, steps, and a handrail at a bungalow on King Edward Road, Onchan.
An application to build a 30-space car park on agricultural land at the edge of Crosby village was refused on 26 August 2025, with concerns covering countryside policy, landscape harm, flood risk, ecology, and highway safety.
Permission was granted for a single storey front extension to a detached bungalow at 26 Ballaterson Fields, Ballaugh, approved on 19 August 2025.
Permission was granted to build an underpass beneath Ballacutchel Road to connect the two halves of the golf course at the Comin Hotel and Golf Resort, removing the need for golfers to cross the road during play.
Permission was granted for a new cattle barn at Chibbanagh Farm, Braaid, Isle of Man, approved on 13 August 2025.
Permission was granted to replace existing livestock buildings at Ballacricket Farm, Ronague with a single new agricultural structure.
Appeal against the refusal demolition of stable block and adjacent buildings and construction of annexe.
Permission was granted to extend Bryn-Teg in Castletown, adding a first floor above the garage, a two-storey rear extension, and raising the roof level, with two conditions attached.
Permission was granted for a two-storey extension and terraces to the northern elevation of a dwelling at 15 Peel Road, Douglas, as a revision to an earlier approved scheme.
Permission was granted for a boulder climbing park at Ardwhallin Outdoor Learning Centre in West Baldwin, Isle of Man, approved on 25 July 2025.
Permission was granted to install dormer windows to the front and rear of a detached bungalow at 59 Cronk Ny Greiney, Douglas, with no unacceptable impact on the property's character or neighbouring amenity found.
Permission was granted for a single storey rear extension, decking, and woodburning stove flue at a detached bungalow on Copse Hill, Douglas.
Permission was granted to convert the ground floor shop at 7 High Street, Port St Mary into a residential unit, along with a rear outbuilding, first floor dormer extension, and replacement of the shopfront and windows.
Permission was granted for improvements to two public recreation areas on Douglas Promenade, including new seating, disabled access, playground equipment, a shower facility, and landscaping.