4 December 2018 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Isle Of Man Post Office, Castletown Post Office, The Parade, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lg
The Co-op Food Store at 8 The Parade, Castletown, sought permission to re-route foul drainage pipework from the rear elevation, where white uPVC pipes currently run visibly alongside a lean-to annex and discharge into an adjacent property, to new thinner black uPVC pipes at the front connected to the sewer.
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The proposal involves replacing existing visible white pipework on the rear elevation with thinner black uPVC pipes routed to the front, removing redundant sections and separating drainage from the ad…
Environment Policy 32
Requires that extensions or alterations to a Registered Building which would detrimentally affect its special architectural or historic interest will not be permitted. The officer assessed the pipe re-routing as having neutral impact with no detrimental effect on the building's character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. The proposal was found to have neutral impact, not visible or little effect compared to existing pipework.
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.
Materials approval
Prior to the installation of any new external pipework, the details of these materials must be approved in writing by the Department and the development undertaken in accordance with the approved details. The applicant is encouraged to consider cast aluminium rather than uPVC which would better reflect the original materials for this historic building. Reason: To ensure that the development is appropriate for this historic building within a Conservation Area.
no objection provided that there is no new external pipework on the exterior of George Lane or The Parade
Castletown Commissioners requested deferral of the application for further consideration and noted that documentation had not been uploaded to the portal.
Key concern: request to defer for further consideration
Castletown Commissioners
My board have requested that this matter be deferred for further consideration.; It would also appear that the documentation has not been uploaded to your portal.
