Planning Officer · 2019–2026
Vanessa Porter is a currently active planning officer who has handled 1,229 planning applications over a 7-year career (2019–2025). Their most active parishes are Douglas (197), Onchan (120), Peel (109). Of 1,208 decided applications, 1,095 (91%) were approved and 113 (9%) refused. A further 10 were withdrawn before decision. They specialise primarily in alteration, extension, change_of_use applications. Their busiest year was 2023 with 294 decisions. Their caseload increased significantly over their career.
1,162
Decisions
1,047
Approved
106
Refused
90.1%
Approval Rate
Appeal against the approval for registered building consent for the demolition elements proposed within application 25/90093/B
Appeal against the approval for erection of single story extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and widening of vehicular access
Appeal against the refusal for construction of Agricultural Storage Building
Appeal against the refusal for additional use of tourist accommodation (class 3.6) as residential (class 3.3)
Appeal against the erection of stables and agricultural building, creation of hardstanding (part retrospective) and creation of pond (retrospective)
Permission was granted on 12 September 2025 to convert an existing outbuilding at Crossag Farm House, Ballasalla into tourist accommodation, with three conditions attached.
Permission was granted to replace the roof tiles at a residential bungalow at 114 Slieau Dhoo, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Retrospective permission was granted for a detached garage at Crofton, Baldhoon Road, Laxey, following an amendment needed because the structure was built around 3.5 metres closer to the highway than originally approved.
Permission was granted to convert the garage and add a side and front extension, including a porch, at a detached house in the Ballanoa Meadow estate, Santon.
Permission was granted to replace a dilapidated agricultural barn at North Baldrine Farm, Baldrine, with a new agricultural building, subject to three conditions.
Retrospective permission was granted for replacement roof tiles to the front elevation of a detached house on Tynwald Road, Peel.
Permission was granted to convert a soft play area into a gym at Onchan Park, with the committee approving the change of use on 26 August 2025.
Permission was granted for non-illuminated signage at Onchan Pleasure Park, within a Conservation Area and Open Space, Park zone.
Permission was granted for an attached garage and first floor side extension to a semi-detached house at 46 Magherchirrym, Ponyfields, Port Erin.
Permission was granted to add a first floor extension to The Old Stables on Gib Lane, Peel, creating a two-bedroom apartment and installing roof lights.
Permission was granted for a front extension to the attached garage at Spring Bank, Baldrine, a corner plot property beside the Manx Electric Railway.
Permission was granted for a single-storey rear extension at 8 Pretoria Terrace, St Johns, Isle of Man, approved on 15 August 2025.
Permission was granted for an extension to the south-west elevation of a roofspace bungalow at Wayside, Gordon Peel, Isle of Man, approved on 15 August 2025.
Permission was granted to re-roof the dwelling house at Creg Malin, Peel, to match the existing garage roof.
Permission was granted to extend the time limit on an existing approval for an open-sided car port at California Cottage, Colby, Isle of Man, allowing a further four years for the development to proceed.
Permission was granted to replace a rear annexe and conservatory at Tanglewood, Orrisdale, Kirk Michael with a two-storey extension, sun room, and entrance porch.
A retrospective application to convert the front garden of a bungalow in Peel into a parking area and replace hedging with fencing was refused, primarily because the loss of all soft landscaping was considered harmful to the character of the street and to biodiversity.
Permission was granted to erect a replacement single-storey rear extension at a semi-detached house in Ballawattleworth, Peel.
Permission was granted to replace a garage door with a door and window at Upper Mill, Lower Foxdale, approved on 5 August 2025.