24 March 2021 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
31, Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1at
The site is Bakers Cottage, a traditionally constructed Manx stone warehouse/store at the rear of 31 Parliament Street, Ramsey, accessed via a car park and within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area.
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The primary consideration was whether partial demolition of the existing roof is acceptable under conservation policies that presume against demolition of buildings contributing to a Conservation Area…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Officer assessed the partial demolition causes no harm due to site's limited visibility, fully complying.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character. Partial roof removal deemed acceptable as it does not harm the Area given the building's obscurity.
Environmental Policy 39
Presumption to retain buildings positively contributing to Conservation Areas. Officer considered demolition criteria (condition, retention efforts, alternatives) implicitly satisfied as no harm found.
RB/6 Demolition
Presumption against demolition of registered buildings; requires evidence on condition, repair costs, retention efforts, and replacement merits. Applied to justify partial demolition as non-harmful in context.
CA/6 Demolition in Conservation Areas
Presumption against demolishing buildings positively contributing to Conservation Areas, using similar RB/6 criteria. Partial roof removal approved as not harmful to character due to visibility.
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.
No opposition; response made under linked 20/01549/B
No objection but noted property is in flood risk area to be considered in design
Do not oppose
Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection but observe that the property is in a flood risk area requiring consideration in design; DOI Flood Risk Management and DOI Highways both do not oppose the application.
Key concern: property is within a flood risk area
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionWhilst Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal, they wish to submit an observation.; The property is within a flood risk area and this needs to be considered as part of the design process
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionDNO; Please see comments on Planning Application 20/01549/B
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 27 Jan 21; Highways Services response made under 20/01549/B
