23 December 2021 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Isle Of Man Constabulary, Police Station, The Quay, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ld
The site is the former Police Station, a Grade A listed building designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott around 1901 in Arts and Crafts style, located in Castletown Conservation Area opposite Castle Rushen.
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The officer determined that the proposals preserve the registered building and its setting, as well as the character of the Castletown Conservation Area, in line with Strategic Plan policies and PPS 1…
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Requires assessment of the building's importance, physical features justifying registration, and setting. The officer applied this by evaluating the building's Arts and Crafts design by Baillie Scott, its original features exposed post-demolition, and contribution to the group of registered buildings in the conservation area.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Mandates special regard to preserving the building or its features of special interest, with presumption against alterations unless justified. The officer found alterations justified as they remove a harmful modern extension and restore original form, with doorway widening's limited impact outweighed by overall benefits.
Environment Policy 30
Presumption against demolition of registered buildings unless condition, repair costs, retention efforts, and alternatives are justified. Applied to the modern extension (not the registered building itself), which was assessed as non-contributing and approved for removal based on prior permission and lack of positive contribution.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations detrimental to character. The proposals were deemed non-detrimental as they reverse a previous harmful addition and use traditional repairs.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing conservation areas. Removal of the extension enhances the area's character by restoring the building's original form within its historic grouping.
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.
Details of Works to Registered Building
Prior to the commencement of each phase of work, No works shall take place on those elements listed below until details of the following items, as agreed following consultation with the Registered Buildings Officer have been submitted to and approved in writing by, the Department: a) Repair methodology for the stone wall to be exposed including detail including sample of proposed lime mortar mix and pointing b) Method statement for the widening of the doorway c) Details including material and finishes of proposed new door d) Details including materials and finishes of proposed new steps to link to proposed courtyard behind Derby House e) Details including materials and finishes of interim hard landscaping to area of demolished building The works shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building.
supportive of the application
no interest in the application
DOI Highways Division has no highways interest in the application, and Castletown Commissioners are supportive.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 06.10.2021
Castletown Commissioners
SupportI can confirm that my Commissioners are supportive of the above application.
