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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Application No. : 24/00646/GB Applicant : Mr Roger & Mrs Michelle Davies Proposal : Removal of chimney stack on single storey rear extension (in association with RB consent application 24/00645/CON) Site Address : Crofton The Crofts Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LW

Technical Officer: Tom Sinden Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level :

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 12.07.2024 __

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

C 1. 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.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposals meet the tests of Section 16 and 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, and the tests of General Policy 2, Strategic Policy 4, Environment Policy 32 and Environment Policy 35 of the Strategic Plan 2016, as the special interest of the Registered Building and Conservation Area are being preserved and protected, and the proposals respect the character of the surrounding townscape. It is therefore judged that the application is acceptable.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to drawings 01 and 02, together with the other supporting information submitted on 6th June 2024. __

Interested Person Status - Additional Persons

None __

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Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE

1.1 The site is Crofton, The Crofts (RB 261), Castletown. The property was built sometime between 1850 and 1861, for an advocate named John Moore Jeffcott. The house is constructed in local Limestone, has a distinctive and unusual design, and retains much of its historic detailing.

2.0 THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The application seeks approval for removal of a chimney stack on a single storey rear extension. The application is concurrent with registered building consent application 24/00645/CON.

3.0 PLANNING POLICY.

3.1 The site lies within an area designated on the Area Plan for the South 2013 as predominantly residential, and within the Castletown Conservation Area. The site is not in an area at risk of flooding.

3.2 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999

S16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions (3) In considering - (b) whether to grant registered building consent for any works, the relevant Department shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.

S18 Designation of conservation areas (4) Where any area is for the time being a conservation area, special attention shall be paid to the desirability of preserving or enhancing its character or appearance in the exercise, with respect to any buildings or other land in the area, of any powers under this Act.

3.3 National policy: THE ISLE OF MAN STRATEGIC PLAN 2016

General Policy 2 Strategic Policy 4 Environment Policy 32 Environment Policy 35

3.4 Planning Policy Statements: 1/01 Policy and Guidance Notes for the Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man

POLICY RB/3 POLICY RB/5

4.0 PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 Reference Number: 85/00663/A Status: Permitted Proposal: Approval in principle to demolish existing building and erect dwelling with garage, Plot of land adjacent to Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown

Reference Number: 90/00998/A Status: Permitted

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Proposal: Approval in principle for external alterations, Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown.

Reference Number: 90/01560/B Status: Permitted Proposal: Alterations to dwelling, conversion of coach house to flat & double garage and rebuilding store, Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown.

Reference Number: 92/00439/B Status: Permitted Proposal: Construction of garden room, Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown.

Reference Number: 94/00591/B Status: Permitted Proposal: Installation of new window, Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown.

Reference Number: 95/01023/B Status: Permitted Proposal: Erection of porch and conservatory, Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown.

Reference Number: 05/01332/B Status: Permitted Proposal: Installation of an electric meter box to side elevation (Conservation Area)

Reference Number: 17/01064/GB Status: Refused Proposal: Erection of a rear conservatory (in association with 17/01065/CON)

Reference Number: 17/01065/CON Status: Refused Proposal: Registered Building consent for the erection of a rear conservatory (in association with 17/01064/GB) Registered Building Nos. 261

Reference Number: 23/01126/GB Status: Permitted Proposal: Replacement of lounge window, two kitchen windows and roof lights (in association with registered building consent application 23/01127/CON)

Reference Number: 23/01127/CON Status: Permitted Proposal: Registered building consent to replace side elevation lounge window, two kitchen windows, roof lights on main roof, widening of internal opening, alteration to fire places and alteration to plan form at first floor level - RB 261 (in association with 23/01126/GB)

Reference Number: 23/01161/B Status: Permitted Proposal: Proposed renovation of existing Garden Store including replacement window and new roof light

Reference Number: 23/01162/CON Status: Permitted Proposal: Registered Building consent for installation of replacement window and new roof light to garden store - RB 261

Reference Number: 23/01261/GB Status: Permitted

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Proposal: Replacement of Conservatory at rear of property (in association with RB application 23/01262/CON)

Reference Number: 23/01262/CON Status: Permitted Proposal: Registered building consent for replacement of conservatory at rear of property - RB261 (in association with PA 23/01261/GB)

Reference Number: 23/01356/GB Status: Permitted Proposal: Proposed widening of vehicle entrances and driveway re-alignment (in association with RB consent PA 23/01357/CON)

Reference Number: 23/01357/CON Status: Permitted Proposal: Registered Building consent for alterations to existing pillars and gates (in association with PA 23/01356/GB) RB 261

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 No comments have been received.

6.0 ASSESSMENT

Statutory Test 6.1 Section 16 of the Act states that the "Department shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses." In this instance, the application proposes to remove a chimney that is sited on the north-eastern elevation. The chimney is situated on the single storey rear extension, and extension that was constructed in the late 20th century. The removal of this chimney will result in no physical alterations to the historic part of the building. In addition, given the scale and location of the chimney, it is judged that the removal of the chimney would cause no harm to the registered building's setting. With these factors in mind, it is judged that the special interest of the building and its setting would be preserved. Given the location of the chimney and the presence of dense planting on the property's boundary with the adjacent tennis courts, the proposed removal of the chimney is also judged to cause no harm to the character or appearance of the conservation area.

Policy Tests 6.2 The application proposes to remove a chimney that is sited on the north-eastern elevation. The chimney is situated on the single storey rear extension, and extension that was constructed in the late 20th century. The removal of this chimney will result in no physical alterations to the historic part of the building. In addition, given the scale and location of the chimney, it is judged that the removal of the chimney would cause no harm to the registered building's setting. With these factors in mind, it is judged that the special interest of the building and its setting would be preserved. Given the location of the chimney and the presence of dense planting on the property's boundary with the adjacent tennis courts, the proposed removal of the chimney is also judged to cause no harm to the character or appearance of the conservation area.

7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 It is judged that the proposals meet the tests of Section 16 and 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, and the tests of General Policy 2, Strategic Policy 4, Environment Policy 32 and Environment Policy 35 of the Strategic Plan 2016, as the special interest of the Registered Building and Conservation Area are being preserved and protected, and the

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proposals respect the character of the surrounding townscape. It is therefore recommended that the application be approved.

8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

(a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

8.2 The decision maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status __

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Acting Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 19.07.2024

Determining officer

Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan

Acting Head of Development Management

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