21 February 2020 · Planning Committee
Railway Station, Station Road, Port St Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5lf
The proposal involves converting the historic Port St Mary Railway Station, a registered building (RB281), into a museum and tea room on the ground floor with offices on the first floor, including reinstatement of original features like bay windows and canopies, removal of a modern lean-to, and addition of a glazed ter…
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The officer considered the physical changes to the railway station building, noting that almost all alterations restore lost features such as timber shuttering on the bay window, pillared canopies, an…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings. The officer assessed that the restorative changes enhance the building's character and appearance, complying with the policy.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations to a Registered Building that detrimentally affect its special character. Alterations were justified as mostly restorative, with new terrace acceptable on least attractive elevation, preserving character.
Environment Policy 33
Permits change of use if appropriate and alterations not detrimental; noted as not relevant to this RB application as consent not required for change of use.
Environment Policy 34
Prefers traditional materials in maintenance/alteration of pre-1920 buildings. Assessed alongside other policies as changes accord, focusing on restoration.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Presumption against alterations unless justified and desirable; special regard to preserving features of special interest. Officer found restorative works desirable, enhancing original status, with modern terrace not out of keeping.
Transport Policy 3
New development on rail routes should not compromise attraction as tourism/leisure facility. Objections raised conflict via parking and goods shed use, but goods shed withdrawn and parking not altering registered features.
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.
Bat survey
No development, including internal alterations shall commence until a bat survey has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The bat survey shall identify impacts on bat species together with mitigation, where appropriate, including a timetable for its implementation. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the bats.
no objection
no highway interest
welcomes and supports proposals for the railway building
satisfied with proposals for station building, welcomes new uses and passenger waiting area
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society continues to object to parking between the station and goods shed despite removal of goods shed from proposals; Ecosystems confirms previous comments remain valid; Port St Mary Commissioners and Highways have no objections.
Key concern: parking between station and goods shed breaking visual link and group value of registered buildings
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
ObjectionContinues to object to the plans for motor vehicle parking occupying the whole space between the Railway Station and the Goods Shed.; The comments in the Society's original submission (Consultation 2 dated 20th November 2019) concerning the impact of such intrusive parking breaking the link between the Station and Goods Shed still stand.
Conditions requested: re-instatement of the picket fence in the location when the Station was operating (as seen in the photograph in Society's 20th November 2019 submission, with the picket fence to the South of where the tracks emerge from the Eastern end of the Goods Shed)
Ecosystems
No CommentOur comments from the 17th November 2019 with regard to this application remain valid.
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionThere were no objections
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest
Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters Association
ObjectionThe IoMSRSA objects to the latest proposals for the Goods Shed; Car parking will still dominate between the two Registered buildings in this latest proposal
