21 June 2022 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Lorne House, Douglas Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1az
Lorne House is a large Georgian house built in 1826-7, located in the Castletown Conservation Area with large grounds north of the harbour. The proposal involves demolishing a later north east wing addition, altering materials on the north west wing, creating a family room through internal alterations, other minor inte…
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The proposals were assessed against the desirability of preserving the registered building or its setting and features of special architectural or historic interest, per Town and Country Planning Act …
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Requires consideration of the building's importance, physical features justifying registration, and setting. Officer assessed the proposals against these, finding removal of later extensions restores original form and preserves significance, with applicant providing justification for impacts.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Presumption against alterations affecting special character unless justified as desirable/necessary with full impact assessment. Officer found proposals justified: benefits of restoration and improved circulation outweigh minor harm to fabric; cumulative effects considered given planning history.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Impact on conservation area's special character a material consideration, including setting/views. Officer concluded proposals have no impact on character/appearance of Castletown Conservation Area.
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.
Compliance with Submitted Mitigation Scheme
The development hereby approved shall be carried out in strict accordance with the submitted Building Investigation Report (Phase 2) by Katie Watson Consulting dated 15.05.22 to provide appropriate mitigation for bats. The identified measures within the report shall be adhered to and implemented in full and maintained thereafter. Reason: To safeguard a statutorily protected species
Registered Building Making Good
Any damage to the registered building during the course of the works hereby approved shall be made good upon completion of said works. All making good works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and thereafter implemented within time period to be agreed with the Department. Reason: to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building
fully supportive of the proposals
no highway interest in the application
fully supports the removal of the more recent additions that will enable the applicants to return Lorne House to its original 3-bay form
Building Assessment (Phase 2) is all in order; suitable level of assessment undertaken; recommendations secured as condition on approval
Highway Services Division repeatedly confirmed no highways interest in the application. Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society and Castletown Commissioners both fully supported the proposal.
Key concern: orientation of layouts and elevations on individual plans not fully identified
Highway Services Division
No Objectionthere is no highways HDC interest (NHI) in: 22/00280/CON; Highways Development Control notes the change in description uploaded on 23 March 2022 and continues to apply no highway interest to this proposal.; Highways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 27 May 2022 and continues to apply no highway interest to this proposal.; Highways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 9 June 2022 and continues to have no highway interest in this proposal.
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
SupportIsle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society fully supports the removal of the more recent additions that will enable the applicants to return Lorne House to its original 3-bay form.; the application would be considerably aided by fully identifying the orientation of layouts and elevations on individual plans
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
SupportIsle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society fully supports the removal of the more recent additions that will enable the applicants to return Lorne House to its original 3-bay form.; the application would be considerably aided by fully identifying the orientation of layouts and elevations on individual plans
Castletown Commissioners
Supportfollowing dialogue with the agent for this application, my board are fully supportive of this applications.
