10 November 2015 · Delegated - 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 proposal involves subtle changes to a three-storey Co-operative shop on The Parade in Castletown, a Registered Building (No.32) within the Castletown Conservation Area. It includes repainting the shop front from grey to a slightly darker grey as part of a company-wide rebranding, installing black stainless steel gu…
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The proposals are fairly minor in scale and acceptable individually and collectively against Environment Policy 32, which prohibits alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special …
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas, and not cause unacceptable environmental pollution or disturbance. The officer assessed the minor alterations and found they protect the building's character without detrimental impact.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations to Registered Buildings that detrimentally affect their special architectural or historic character. Each element (railings, door, colour change) was justified as necessary or beneficial, with no detrimental effect found, despite limited justification in the Design and Access Statement.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. The proposals were found to satisfactorily preserve the area's character, given their minor nature and location near important buildings like Castle Rushen.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Requires special regard to preserving Registered Buildings or their settings, with presumption against alterations unless justified as desirable or necessary. The officer noted applicants must justify proposals; here, safety for railings and rebranding/ improvement for door and colour were accepted as convincing for this less critical building.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Requires consideration of impact on Conservation Area character, including settings and views. The minor changes were deemed acceptable with no adverse effect on the area's special character.
Time limit
The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent. Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.
offered no objection to the application
Castletown Town Commissioners considered the application at a meeting on 5 October 2015 and raised no objection.
Castletown Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe following applications were considered by the Board at a meeting dated 5/10/15 and no objection raised.; 15/01057/B; 15/01090/B; 15/01091/CON
