18 June 2019 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
4, The Crofts, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ly
The site is 4 The Crofts, a semi-detached house in Castletown's Conservation Area, differing from its neighbour at No. 2 in height, width, and features like a heavy parapet and projecting bays. The proposal involved smooth rendering the front elevation (amended to exclude the visible stone gable), raising the height of…
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The key issue was whether the development would preserve or enhance the Conservation Area's character and appearance, be visually acceptable from public views, and avoid adverse impacts on neighbours …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or local amenity. Officer assessed that amended proposal, excluding gable rendering, respects the Conservation Area context, enhances appearance by removing non-original elements, and causes no amenity harm.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Officer concluded proposal enhances character of property and Area, with gable amendment addressing visual concerns, front rendering supported by historical evidence, and canopy replicating original feature.
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.
Canopy details approval
Prior to the installation of the canopy, further, larger scale drawings of this feature must be approved by the Department and the development undertaken in full accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure that the development has an appropriate impact on the Conservation Area.
no highway interest
earlier photographs indicate front was smooth rendered with moulded and plain friezes; no objection to rendering front elevation with lime render
endorse the amendments made in May 2019; encourage replicating original canopy from photograph
Manx National Heritage and IOM Victorian Society support rendering the front elevation based on historical evidence but oppose rendering the gable end; Highways have no interest; neighbours object to gable rendering.
Key concern: rendering the gable end due to lack of historical evidence and impact on conservation area character
Manx National Heritage
Conditional No ObjectionI would not be averse to the building being rendered as, for the reasons I mention above, there are good historical reasons for its employment; The proposed raising of the parapet... will make an area already conspicuous even more so, and I would suggest that the reinstatement of the frieze would do something to improve the overall visual effect
Conditions requested: lime-based render with appropriate breathable render paint (e.g. Keim); reinstatement of the frieze to improve visual effect
IOM Victorian Society
Conditional No ObjectionRender to the front - yes as evidence exists as to it having been previously rendered. Render to the gable No as it would result in the loss of a traditional wall finish in a conservation area and there is no evidence of a previous render to this prominent elevation
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest
IOM Victorian Society
SupportWe fully endorse and support these amendments
