5 June 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
St Michaels Church, Main Road, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 1er
The proposal involves fitting ventilated polycarbonate sheets to the window heads and chamfered reveals of most church windows at St Michael and All Angels Church, replicating protective panels successfully installed on some windows during 2020 repairs.
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The officer judged that the proposal meets the statutory test in section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, as 'the building and its features of special architectural and historic interest …
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires the Department to have special regard to preserving the building or its setting or features of special architectural or historic interest. The officer assessed that the protective panels preserve the stained glass windows and prevent damage, passing the test due to minor interventions that protect rather than harm special features.
Strategic Policy 4
Part of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. The works protect and preserve the registered building's special interest, ensuring compliance as the proposal safeguards historic elements without adverse impact.
Environment Policy 32
Part of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Judged compliant because the protective works preserve the building's special interest, aligning with policy aims for historic environment protection.
Environment Policy 34
Part of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and listed under national policy, but not explicitly analysed in the assessment section.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Planning Policy Statements 1/01 for Conservation of the Historic Environment. Listed but not specifically tested in the report.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statements 1/01 for Conservation of the Historic Environment. Listed but not specifically tested in the report.
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.
