3 December 2014 · Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance)
Our Lady Star Of The Seas And St Maughold, Queens Promenade, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1bh
The site is an impressive L-shaped Manx stone church and presbytery designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, a Registered Building (No. 80) within Ramsey Conservation Area, fronting Queens Promenade with a private rear garden.
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The officer determined the conservatory's size, form and design would detrimentally affect the church's architectural and historic qualities as a Registered Building designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scot…
Environment Policy 32
Requires that extensions or alterations to a Registered Building which would detrimentally affect its special architectural or historic character will not be permitted. The officer assessed the conservatory as failing this test due to its excessive size subsuming the rear elevation, masking features, and using inappropriate PVC, with no justification provided despite the building's high significance.
Environment Policy 34
States that in maintenance, alteration or extensions of pre-1920 buildings, traditional materials will be preferred. The proposal's PVC framing was deemed inappropriate for this pre-1920 church, especially after advice for aluminium or cedar; it introduced a competing material harmful to character.
no objection to the proposals
