Business
FV Submits Cosy Nook Plans
The business, owned by Ian Swindells and MaryBeth Coll, has been granted a lease for the building by the village commissioners.
Foraging Vintners has submitted plans that will continue its summer seasons at the Cosy Nook into the future.
The business, owned by Ian Swindells and MaryBeth Coll, has been granted a lease for the building by the village commissioners.
In its application (23/01446/B), the business says the beach area will be used for additional seating and will form part of the licensed premises for the approval duration.
It adds: ‘The first season proved an immediate success and drew many visitors to the Cosy Nook and in the past 3 years, FV at the Cosy Nook has been open seven days a week, weather permitting, from mid-April to late September from midday onward with the Noa Bakehouse Cafe? team joining them 5 days a week opening from 10am until mid-afternoon.
‘The combination of cafe? and licenced bar, with various food franchises added in as pop ups for periods of times, has welcomed a varied groups of visitors and estimates show that in the summer season 2023 alone, approximately 30,000 visitors have come to the Cosy Nook.’
In October 2023 Foraging Vintners and Noa Bakehouse were selected by Port Erin Commissioners as the preferred lease holders for the next lease period for the Cosy Nook which is for a further three years with the option of a continuation, by mutual agreement, for an additional two years.
The new plans include a stretch tent structure outside the registered building to provide better cover during the famously wonderful Manx summer.
Meanwhile, there are plans to use a room inside, previously used for storage, as space for customers which ‘would only require minimal improvements and modifications’.
You can see the full application here, while the application for the interior usage can be found here.
