30 May 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Railway Station, Victoria Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ef
The proposal involves fixing a dark blue painted cast aluminium circular plaque (14 inch diameter with gold embossed lettering) to the wall under the canopy on the platform-facing side of Castletown Railway Station to mark its 150th anniversary.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the statutory test in Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, requiring special regard to preserving the building or its setting or features of …
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires the Department to have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest. The officer judged the plaque accords with this test as it preserves the building, setting, and features due to its appropriate design, materials, scale, and location.
Strategic Policy 4
Part of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Assessed in context of overall national policy framework for the historic environment; proposal found to protect the registered building.
Environment Policy 32
Part of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Contributes to policies protecting historic environment; no specific tension noted, proposal compliant.
Environment Policy 34
Part of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Supports preservation of historic buildings; officer confirmed proposal protects special interest.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Planning Policy Statements 1/01 for Conservation of Historic Environment. Requires developments to preserve/protect registered building's interest and setting; plaque's design, scale, and position judged to meet this.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statements 1/01 for Conservation of Historic Environment. Addresses material/use compatibility; painted aluminium accepted due to precedent in railway signage.
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.
