15 November 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
2a, Water Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1jp
The site is a three-storey stone-faced building in Ramsey's Conservation Area, currently used as offices, with a single-storey rear annex in a shared yard. The proposal seeks consent solely for demolishing this annex as part of a linked application for a replacement two-storey annex and front fenestration changes.
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The officer determined that the existing single-storey rear annex 'is not presently visible from any public vista and therefore does not provide any contribution to its character and appearance, whils…
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4 addresses design and visual impact. The officer assessed the demolition against this, concluding no material impact on the Conservation Area's character due to the annex's invisibility from public vistas and lack of merit, allowing compliance.
Spatial Policy 5
Strategic Policy 5 relates to broader strategic objectives including town character. Applied here, it supported approval as the demolition respects the area's appearance without harm.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 covers general development considerations. The proposal complied as the demolition causes no material adverse effects on heritage or amenity.
Environment Policy 35
Environment Policy 35 governs development in Conservation Areas. The officer paid special attention per s.18(4) TCPA 1999, finding the annex contributes nothing positive, so demolition preserves rather than harms character.
Environment Policy 42
Environment Policy 42 requires designs to respect locality character and identity. The demolition was deemed acceptable as it does not detract from this in the Conservation Area.
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.
No objection. (19.07.24)
Ramsey Town Commissioners submitted no objections to application 24/00689/CON among several others.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionAt their recent board meeting held on the 17th July 2024 the Board of Ramsey Town Commissioners resolved to submit NO Objections to the following planning applications: ... 24/00689/CON ...
