18 March 2019 · Planning Committee
Castle House, 7, The Parade, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lg
The site is the rear garden of a two-storey stone-faced Registered Building (RB 37) in Castletown's Conservation Area, backing onto a coach parking area on Farrant's Way. The proposal removes part of an historic stone boundary wall to form a 3.5m wide opening with 250mm high gate piers, pointed coping, and 2.43m tall h…
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The officer assessed whether changes to historic wall fabric, new gates, bin store relocation, and parking loss would harm the Conservation Area's character, adjacent Registered Buildings, neighbour a…
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character/appearance. Officer noted proposal could be seen as contrary due to historic wall interruption but on balance found simple access acceptable given existing nearby openings and obscured views, not warranting refusal.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations detrimentally affecting Registered Building's special character. Rear wall in curtilage but not registered fabric; accepted with conditions for method statement, matching stone, and gate details to protect interests, per Registered Building Officer.
General Policy 2
Permits development respecting site/surroundings in siting/scale/design, not adversely affecting townscape, amenity, access/parking, or road safety. Proposal complied via acceptable design matching precedents, neutral bin store move, on-site parking, and safety benefits from forward manoeuvring.
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.
Method statement
The development must be undertaken in accordance with the method statement submitted with the application prepared by Grenaby Limeworks Ltd dated 28.01.19 unless otherwise approved by the Department. Reason: to ensure that no fabric of historical interest is adversely affected during the implementation of the works.
Gate and pier details approval
Prior to the commencement of any works to remove any walling, the Department must have approved details of the capping to the proposed gate piers and the gate itself and the works must be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: to ensure that the development is appropriate within a Conservation Area and adjacent to Registered Buildings.
Matching stone
Any new stone required to implement the development must match that existing on each side. Reason: to ensure that the development is appropriate within a Conservation Area and adjacent to Registered Buildings.
No objection despite visual impact; conditions required for method statement, gate/capping details, matching stone
Supportive as it removes car parking from street while retaining income via wayleave; coach bays inadequate and relocating
Castletown Commissioners support the application for creating vehicular access as it removes car parking from the street while retaining income via a wayleave.
Castletown Commissioners
SupportMy board members wish to draw attention to the aerial photograph... that would suggest that rather than being a historic access... it was likely a door into the stables; The Board are supportive of this application as it would take car parking off street whilst retaining income for a car parking space through the provision of a wayleave; The Coach Bays are no longer adequate for the size of coaches visiting the town
