7 December 2015 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Barclays Bank Plc, Market Square, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lq
Full planning permission was sought for external illumination on the facades of four prominent buildings fronting Market Square in Castletown, using compact LED units for up-lighting, down-lighting, and accent lighting to highlight string courses, cornices, windows, and other details without washing entire elevations.
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The officer found no reason to depart from the prior approval by an independent Planning Inspector and Council of Ministers for similar lighting on nearby buildings, noting the identical lighting unit…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas. The officer assessed the lighting as enhancing the setting of these prominent buildings overlooking a historically sensitive site.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special character. Subtle accent lighting was found to enhance rather than detract from architectural details.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. The proposal's positive visual impact after dark was deemed to achieve this for the Parade buildings.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Considers building importance, physical features, and setting. Prior Inspector found similar lighting enhancing forms and details, applied here to justify approval.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Presumes against alterations affecting special interest unless justified. Compact luminaires discreetly positioned on details justified the works without cumulative harm.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Requires assessment of impact on Conservation Area character and setting. Lighting enhances townscape contribution of grouped historic buildings.
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.
Approved plans
The development hereby approved relates to the Façade Illumination Application document, carrying the Professional Lighting Design and BCA Landscape business names, date-stamped as having been received by the Department on 3rd November 2015. The works hereby approved shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the details shown in that document.
no highway implications
no objection
Castletown Town Commissioners raised no objections to the application. DOI Highways stated no highways interest.
Castletown Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe following applications were considered at a Board meeting dated 9/11, and no objections raised.; 15/01208/GB in conjunction with 01209/CON, 01210/CON and 01211/CON
DOI Highways
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 13-11-2015
