22 July 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan); formal issue by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Crofton, The Crofts, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lw
The proposal involves removing a chimney stack located on a late 20th-century single-storey rear extension of Crofton, a historic house built between 1850-1861 from local limestone with distinctive design features, registered as RB 261 in Castletown Conservation Area.
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The officer assessed the statutory test under Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, which requires special regard to preserving the registered building or its setting or features of sp…
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires special regard to preserving the building, its setting, or features of special architectural or historic interest. Officer tested the rear chimney removal on a late 20th-century extension, finding no harm to historic fabric or setting due to scale/location, preserving special interest.
Designation of conservation areas
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character/appearance. Assessed chimney's rear position and dense boundary planting screening it from adjacent tennis courts, resulting in no harm to area character.
Strategic Policy 4
Part of Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016; officer judged proposal meets tests as special interest of Registered Building and Conservation Area preserved/protected, with no specific tensions noted.
Environment Policy 32
Strategic Plan 2016 policy; applied alongside others to confirm no harm to heritage assets from chimney removal on non-historic extension.
Environment Policy 35
Strategic Plan 2016 policy; supports preservation finding due to chimney's modern origin and screened location.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Historic environment policy; tested against proposal with no detailed interpretation issues, as removal preserves special interest.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Historic environment policy; aligned with statutory tests, no harm from non-historic feature removal.
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.
