30 December 2024 · Delegated - Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan); issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Isle Of Man Breweries, Ship Inn, Hope Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1as
The Ship Inn is an L-shaped building between Hope Street and Mill Road in Castletown, featuring a traditional three-storey frontage on Hope Street with original sliding sash windows and a modern two-storey rear addition on Mill Road designed to mimic a ship's deck with a funnel.
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The key consideration was whether the demolition of the rear first floor extension (resembling a ship's wheelhouse) and minor rear walling would adversely impact the Conservation Area's character and …
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4 (of IOM Strategic Plan 2016) requires preserving the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. The officer judged the demolition meets its tests as it preserves the Area's character, with no adverse impact from removing the non-meritorious rear extension.
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, ENV35 permits only development preserving or enhancing character/appearance and protecting special features. The proposal satisfies this as demolition is limited to rear elements not contributing positively, preserving overall character.
Environmental Policy 39
ENV39 presumes in favour of retaining buildings positively contributing to Conservation Area character. The rear extension does not make such a contribution and has no historic merit, so demolition complies without harm.
CA/6 Demolition in Conservation Areas
PPS 1/01 CA/6 presumes against demolishing non-exception buildings in Conservation Areas that positively contribute to character; for detracting buildings, merits of new development are considered alongside impacts. Here, the rear lacks positive contribution, and linked scheme enhances the building, justifying consent.
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.
