27 June 2013 · Development Control Manager (delegated authority, signed by M Ballayher, Director of Planning and Building Control)
Onchan Village Hall, Royal Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1lj
The proposal involves internal alterations to Onchan Parish Hall at 136 Royal Avenue, Onchan, designed in 1898 by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, to install a sound system with loudspeakers, two Chauvet COLOdash ParQuad 18 stage light fittings mounted where the wooden truss meets the wall below existing spotlights…
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The officer assessed the internal works against policies protecting Registered Buildings, noting the hall's importance as an 1898 Arts & Crafts design by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott for community use, w…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 from the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 applies broadly to development control. The officer referenced it alongside specific heritage policies but focused assessment on Registered Building criteria, finding the internal works compliant as they did not harm the building's character.
Environment Policy 32
ENV32 prohibits extensions or alterations to Registered Buildings that detrimentally affect their special character. The officer tested the internal sound/lighting installations against this, concluding no detrimental impact due to their discreet, reversible nature, thus permitting the works.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the following information all date stamped 12 April 2013: A4 1:1,000 Location Plan; A3 Measured Survey Drawing Number 0807C 01 Rev A indicating photo locations; 9No. colour prints indicating existing light fittings and location of proposed ParQuad 18 light fittings; 2No photos annotated '3 L ParQuad 18 Light' and 2No photos annotated '3 R ParQuad 18 Light'; 2No photos annotated '4 Mixer Amplifier + Light Controller to be fixed to wall'; 2No photos annotated 'Speaker 1' and a photo annotated '2 Mic Sockets 2'; A Letter dated Thursday, 21 February 2013 containing technical information on the ParQuad 18; A letter dated Wednesday, 19 September 2012 containing technical information relating to the Mixer/Amplifier.
Recommend that the application be approved for planning purposes only.
