10 November 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Michael Gallagher)
Isle Of Man Post Office, Castletown Post Office, The Parade, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lg
The site is the Co-op Store, a three-storey Registered Building (No.32) in the Castletown Conservation Area, adjacent to another Registered Building and near Castle Rushen. The proposal involves minor external changes: a shopfront re-colouring for re-branding (darker grey), black stainless steel guard rails on the rear…
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The proposals are fairly minor in scale and acceptable individually and collectively against Environment Policy 32, which protects Registered Buildings from detrimental alterations to their special ar…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas, and avoid unacceptable environmental impacts. The officer assessed the minor changes as not detrimentally affecting the Registered Building or Conservation Area character, thus complying.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations to Registered Buildings that detrimentally affect their special architectural or historic character. The proposals were found acceptable as the guard rails do not detrimentally impact character due to limited visibility and safety need, and the door replacement is an improvement.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. The changes were considered to satisfactorily preserve the area's character given their minor nature and acceptable impacts on the building.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
offered no objection to the application on 06.10.2015
Castletown Town Commissioners raised no objection to the application. DOI Highways indicated no highways interest with no objection on 16.10.15.
Castletown Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe following applications were considered by the Board at a meeting dated 5/10/15 and no objection raised.; 15/01090/B
DOI Highways
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 16.10.15
