31 December 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan); Decision Notice signed 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, a disused public house in Castletown Conservation Area, is proposed to be converted into a four-storey single dwelling with ground floor garage, utility, lounge kitchen, shower room and store; first floor bedroom, kitchen, family room and shower room; second floor bedroom, kitchenette, en-suite and sittin…
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The officer determined that the loss of the Ship Inn public house, closed since approximately 2013 and in poor repair, is acceptable under Community Policy 4 as it is no longer commercially viable, th…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character or residential amenity. Officer assessed proposal complies as it enhances Conservation Area, no amenity/highway impacts, and respects residential zoning.
Environment Policy 10 - Development and flood risk
Presumes against development at flood risk or increasing risk to others. Amended layout and Flood Risk Assessment demonstrated no unacceptable risk to health/property after removing ground floor bedrooms.
Environment Policy 13 - Development and flood risk
Related to flood risk management. No conflict found post-amendments, with support from Flood Risk Management team.
Environment Policy 35
Requires Conservation Area development to preserve/enhance character/appearance. Proposals rejuvenate traditional frontage and overall enhance area, though condition imposed for detailed window assessment due to uPVC concerns.
Community Policy 4 of Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
Permits loss of public houses only if no longer viable. Ship Inn closed since 2013, poor repair, other facilities nearby, prior approvals accepted change; re-use brings building back to original residential function.
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.
Materials approval
Prior to the installation of any new or replacement windows or doors on the north, south and west elevations of the original building, details of the new windows must be approved by the Department and the development undertaken in accordance with these details. Reason: The Department wishes to assess the detailed finish and design as the site lies within a Conservation Area where there is a requirement for development to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area and insufficient information is provided to confirm that the proposals will either preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the property, as required by Environment Policy 35 and CA/2 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01.
Approved plans
The development shall be carried out in accordance with drawing 05 received 9 July 2024. Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved layout plans to ensure there is no sleeping accommodation on the ground as the development is in a tidal flood zone.
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, providing both living accommodations have parking off-street to the rear
Objection overcome through amended plans; condition drawing 05 to remove sleeping accommodation on ground floor
no comments
Highway Services HDC does not oppose 24/00745/B subject to both living accommodations having off-street parking to the rear. Flood Risk Management initially objected due to sleeping accommodation on the ground floor in a flood zone but later issued a conditional no objection after revised plans removed it, requesting the new ground floor plan be conditioned.
Key concern: placement of sleeping accommodation on the ground floor within a tidal flooding zone
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, providing both living accommodations (i.e. there are two kitchens shown on the plans) have parking off-street to the rear of the building.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.
Conditions requested: both living accommodations (i.e. there are two kitchens shown on the plans) have parking off-street to the rear of the building
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
ObjectionFRM can not support the placement of sleeping accommodation on the ground floor within a flood zone.; O; The proposed is within a tidal flooding zone.
Conditions requested: conditioning the mitigation measures in the FRA and removing the sleeping accommodation from the ground floor
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
Conditional No ObjectionFRM have received and reviewed the revised plans for the ground floor (Dwg 05 2nd Oct 2024); DNOC; FRM would like to have “Dwg 05” the new plans for the ground flood conditioned to this application.
Conditions requested: Dwg 05 the new plans for the ground flood conditioned to this application. This is to remove the previous intention to have sleeping accommodation on the ground floor.
