Planning Officer · 2001–2014
Steve Stanley served as a planning officer who handled 1,760 planning applications over a 14-year career (2001–2014). Their most active parishes were Peel (387), Douglas (373), Marown (219). Of 1,696 decided applications, 1,486 (88%) were approved and 210 (12%) refused. A further 61 were withdrawn before decision. They specialised primarily in extension, alteration, new_build applications. Their busiest year was 2008 with 361 decisions.
1,723
Decisions
1,457
Approved
207
Refused
84.6%
Approval Rate
An application for consent to demolish buildings at 6-8 Bridge Road and a warehouse on Lake Road, Douglas was withdrawn by the applicant in February 2014 before any decision was made.
A proposal to demolish existing buildings and erect a twelve-apartment block with ground floor retail and parking in Douglas was withdrawn by the applicant in February 2014 before any decision was made.
Planning permission was granted for 35 apartments in five blocks, with underground parking, landscaping, a gatehouse and electricity substation on the site of the former Grand Island Hotel, Bride Road, Ramsey. The Planning Committee approved the scheme, finding it acceptable in policy terms despite some reservations about building design.
Extension to existing stables (part retrospective)
Appeal against approval of approval in principle for erection of a dwelling
Appeal against refusal for conversion of former piggery to form two dwellings with associated car parking
Permission was granted to retain an existing marquee at Barroose House, Baldrine, following a Committee decision by the Department of Infrastructure.
A Certificate of Lawful Use was approved in November 2012, confirming the lawful retention of a portakabin and two storage containers at Barroose House, Baldrine.
Permission was refused for a detached garage, new access, and curtilage extension at a countryside dwelling in Ballaugh, because the proposals were judged to cause unwarranted harm to the character and appearance of the rural area.
Permission was granted to allow an exhibition hall at Old Corn Mill, Laxey to also be used as a multi-functional centre, with parking and neighbour amenity identified as the main planning considerations.
Permission was granted for the conversion of a mid-terraced property at 38 Demesne Road, Douglas into three apartments, following amendments to ensure natural light in every bedroom.
Permission was granted for a terrace of three new dwellings with parking and a new road access on land adjacent to Carnaween, Battery Road, Peel.
Permission was granted to convert a disused stone barn and outbuildings at Ballamenagh Beg Farm, Baldrine, into a single dwelling with new vehicular access.
Permission to extend a semi-detached house at 29 Ballakermeen Drive, Douglas was refused because the proposed extension would have an unacceptable overbearing impact on the neighbouring property at No. 27.
Permission was granted to erect a replacement dwelling at Chris's Cottage, Old Laxey Hill, Laxey, on the Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to use a ground floor bedroom at Ashdene, Sandygate, Jurby as a therapy room, with the proposal found acceptable in terms of neighbour amenity and parking.
Permission was granted to use a dwelling at Ballakissack Farm, Onchan as tourist accommodation in addition to its existing residential use.
Permission was granted to erect a replacement dwelling at Thie Ny Strooan, Hillberry Green, Douglas, after the original house on the large, tree-screened site had been demolished.
Permission was granted in October 2012 for alterations and an extension to a semi-detached corner dwelling at Malaga, Westmoreland Road, Douglas.
A retrospective application for floodlighting to a riding arena at Baldrine Farm was refused because the lighting would cause unacceptable harm to a landscape of recognised high scenic value.
Permission was granted to install a replacement dormer window at a second-floor flat in a Victorian villa within a Conservation Area on Woodbourne Road, Douglas.
Permission was granted in October 2012 for replacement windows and a front door at 23 Wesley Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Permission was granted to build a new dwelling on garden land next to Alberta, Grove Mount, Ramsey, following assessment of its impact on the street scene and neighbouring properties.
Retrospective permission was granted for amendments to an approved barn conversion at Grianagh House, Tynwald Mills, St Johns, including an attached garage, revised windows, roof lights, and a rear dormer.