4 September 2019 · Head of Development Management - Stephen Butler
Our Lady Star Of The Seas And St Maughold, Queens Promenade, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1bh
The proposal involves demolishing an existing modern UPVC conservatory and external WC outbuilding at the rear of the presbytery attached to this historic church designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and replacing them with a modest rectangular extension featuring a flat sedum roof, aluminium-framed glazing, and brick s…
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The officer assessed the proposal against policies protecting Registered Buildings, noting the church's high architectural and historic significance as an early work by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
Environment Policy 32
Requires that extensions or alterations to a Registered Building do not detrimentally affect its special architectural or historic interest. The officer found the proposal compliant as it preserves character through subservient scale, flat roof retaining rear elevation views, and transparent glazing, unlike prior refused schemes that masked features.
Environment Policy 34
Prefers traditional materials in alterations to pre-1920 buildings. Assessed positively for using matching brick surrounds to existing windows, with contemporary glazing as a lightweight addition that nods to the building without competing.
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.
Materials approval
No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
no highway interest
no objection
All three consultees (Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Ramsey Town Commissioners, and DOI Highways Division) raised no objections to the proposed alterations and extension at Our Lady of the Sea and St Maughold, with the Natural History Society explicitly supporting the sympathetic design.
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
SupportIsle of Man Natural History & Antiquarian Society supports this proposed alteration and addition to the Presbytery.; the proposal will not be visible from the highway and will still enable the elevation of the presbytery to be viewed from the courtyard, the Society considers this to be a reasonably sympathetic alteration to this Giles Gilbert Scott building.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners considered the above application at their meeting on Wednesday 21st August, 2019 and have no objection to the proposal.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 02.08.19
