22 July 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan); issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lw
The site is Crofton, a historic house built between 1850-1861 in local limestone, located at The Crofts, Castletown, within the Castletown Conservation Area and designated as Registered Building 261.
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The officer judged that the proposals meet the tests of Section 16 and 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, requiring special regard to preserving the registered building's special architectu…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan 2016 requires development to respect the character of the surrounding townscape. The officer assessed that the chimney removal, due to its location on a non-historic rear extension and screening by dense planting, respects the townscape character with no harm caused.
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4 of the Strategic Plan 2016 supports protection of the historic environment. The proposals were found to preserve the registered building's special interest and setting, satisfying the policy.
Environment Policy 32
Environment Policy 32 relates to conservation areas. The officer confirmed no harm to the Castletown Conservation Area's character or appearance due to the proposal's rear location and boundary screening.
Environment Policy 35
Environment Policy 35 concerns registered buildings. Removal of the non-historic chimney was judged to preserve the building's special interest and setting with no physical alterations to historic elements.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Planning Policy Statements 1/01 for Conservation of the Historic Environment. Supports preservation of registered buildings; satisfied as no harm to special interest.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statements 1/01 for Conservation of the Historic Environment. Supports works in historic settings; satisfied due to minimal impact.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
