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Wavecrest 12 Empress Drive Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4LQ

25/91100/BFull (detailed approval)Approved
Full

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: PermittedPlanning committee3 conditions

Proposal

Change of use from guesthouse to House in Multiple Occupation with 14 bedrooms, including the erection of secure bicycle and bin storage

Received
17 December 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
2
Council
Isle of Man
Ward
DOUGLAS EAST
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Wavecrest 12 Empress Drive Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4LQ. Isle of Man has handled 544 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Isle of Man's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across DOUGLAS EAST. We hold 172 applications in total for the IM2 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Isle of Man were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IM2 4LQ
Application type
Full (detailed approval)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
DOUGLAS

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2025
Consultation expiry
13 March 2026
Consultation start
20 February 2026
Consultation end
13 March 2026
Last date for comments
13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
79 Parliament Street Ramsey IM8 1AQ

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Isle of Man

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