3 December 2014 · Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance), delegated authority
Our Lady Star Of The Seas And St Maughold, Queens Promenade, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1bh
The site is Our Lady Star of the Seas and St. Maughold Church, a significant Manx stone registered building (No. 080) designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, located on Queens Promenade in Ramsey with frontage to South Promenade, Dale Street, and Mona Street, within Ramsey Conservation Area.
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The officer concluded the conservatory would detrimentally impact the church's character as a building of special architectural and historic interest, designed by eminent architect Sir Giles Gilbert S…
Environment Policy 32
Requires that extensions or alterations to a Registered Building which would detrimentally affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest will not be permitted. The officer assessed the conservatory as failing this test due to its size, form and design subsuming the rear elevation and masking features, with no convincing justification provided despite prior dialogue.
Environment Policy 34
States that in maintenance, alteration or extensions of pre-1920 buildings, traditional materials will be preferred. The proposal's use of PVC framing was criticised as inappropriate and visually competing, contrary to officer advice for powder-coated aluminium or cedar on this sensitive Sir Giles Gilbert Scott-designed structure.
no objection to the proposals