7 August 2019 · Planning Committee
Caretaker / Store, Bayqueen Hotel, The Promenade, Port St Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5dg
The application concerns the demolition of the derelict remnants of the Bay Queen Hotel, a Registered Building (RB 183), located on a prominent 0.6ha site on Port St. Mary Promenade designated for residential development in the Area Plan for the South.
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The core issue was acceptability of demolishing Registered Building 183 given the general presumption against demolition under Strategic Policy 4(a), Environment Policy 30/31, PPS1/01 RB/6, and Area P…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires development to protect/enhance Registered Buildings' fabric/setting. Officer assessed demolition against this, finding replication of key towers' design/landmark role mitigates loss despite presumption against demolition.
Environment Policy 30
Presumption against RB demolition; tests condition, repair costs/viability, retention efforts, alternative merits. Met via structural reports (poor condition, invasive retention), viability assessment (unviable), no marketing evidence needed given design merits, and superior replacement scheme.
Environment Policy 31
Presumption against RB de-registration. Not sought; demolition approved without removal from Register, justified by policy tests.
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.
unanimously support the application
agrees building beyond economic repair; no issue with tower rebuilding; welcomes proposal
Public representations and statutory consultees generally support or have no objections to the Registered Building Consent application for demolition and redevelopment of the Bayqueen Hotel.
Port St Mary Commissioners
SupportPort St Mary Commissioners unanimously support the Bay Queen Hotel applications
Manx Utilities
No Commentwe have no further comments on these applications
Hugh Davidson
Supportthere seems a strong case for approval; the key priorities are to rebuild the Bayqueen based on the current plan, and to do so as soon as possible; if Betty Kelly and I are happy with the current plans... why aren't you?
