21 June 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Lorne House, Douglas Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1az
The proposal involves constructing a retaining wall and terrace at the west elevation of Lorne House, a large Georgian registered building (RB 269) built in 1826-7, located in substantial grounds north of Castletown harbour.
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The officer applied Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, requiring special regard to preserving the registered building or its setting and features of special architectural or histori…
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 relates to the historic environment. The officer judged the proposal compliant as it preserves and partly enhances the special interest and setting of the registered building.
Environment Policy 32
Environment Policy 32 protects the historic environment. The proposals were found to preserve the building's special interest with no harm and partial enhancement through balanced terrace design replacing a non-historic extension.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Planning Policy Statement 1/01 for conservation of the historic environment. Assessed as compliant given no harm to historic fabric or setting and positive contribution to architectural balance.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statement 1/01. The terrace's sympathetic scale and form were judged to protect the registered building's character.
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.
Junction details with historic fabric
Prior to the undertaking of any works physically connected to the existing building, details of all junctions with the building's historic fabric are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter, the works are to be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure that the special interest of the registered building is preserved.
