31 January 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Kates Cottage, Mountain Road, Creg Ny Baa, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM4 5bp
The proposal involves alterations to Kate's Cottage, a Registered Building (RB 117) of early 19th-century origin, originally a shepherd's house, plus erection of an external store building (8m width, 2.9m depth, 2.8m height) for water treatment plant, garden storage, water holding tank and oil tank, linked to planning …
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The key issue was whether proposals would detrimentally affect the character of the Registered Building (RB 117) as a building of special architectural or historic interest and impact countryside amen…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings. Officer assessed the external stores' minimal impact on the building's setting due to matching local materials, finding compliance with part (a).
Housing Policy 15
Extensions/alterations to traditionally styled countryside properties must respect proportion, form and appearance; only exceptionally over 50% floor space. Assessed as compliant given sympathetic design and scale relative to prior approvals.
Environment Policy 32
Extensions/alterations to Registered Building not permitted if detrimentally affecting special character. Proposal's minimal impact on character due to rural-appropriate materials satisfied the policy.
Environment Policy 34
Traditional materials preferred for pre-1920 buildings. Dry stone, timber and galvanized steel matched local vernacular and existing features.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Considers building's importance, physical features, and setting. Proposal justified as not harming intrinsic interest or TT Course focal point setting.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Presumption against alterations affecting character unless justified; special regard to preserving features and setting. Minimal impact and material sympathy provided convincing case.
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.
recommend an approval (10.01.2018)
Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval of the application for planning purposes only.
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
