20 June 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
School House, King Williams College Grounds, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1tp
The site is within the sports facilities at King William's College, a private educational institution in Castletown, featuring a mix of historic and modern buildings, though the subject building is modern with timber cladding and flat roofs.
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The works relate to a modern, basic sports building of mixed form with timber cladding amidst older distinguished college structures.
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character, amenities, highways, wildlife, views, etc. Officer assessed the extension's scale (similar footprint, modest height increase), design (matching roof profile, appropriate cladding/windows), and finishes as enhancing the modern sports building without harming the college's distinguished setting or other GP2 aspects.
Community Policy 5
Generally permits improvements/extensions to schools and higher education institutions if sited/designed per other policies, with regard to community use and open space. The proposal accords with the college zoning and was found compliant with GP2, supporting approval for additional sports facilities.
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.
Inclusion of swimming pool re-roofing
For clarification, this approval includes the re-roofing of the existing swimming pool to match that on the new extension. Reason: To clarify the extent of the approval.
Cladding colour approval
If the external boarding is not to be timber or timber coloured (ie brown) its colour must be approved by the Department prior to any application on site. Reason: to ensure that the external finish is appropriate to the context of the building.
in support of the proposal and have no objection to the replacement of the existing roof as part of the works
do not oppose the application
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division responded with 'No Highways Interest' (NHI) for application 17/00501/B.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 31-5-17; No Highways Representation history for this case.
