Ravenscourt, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5eq
The proposal involves replacing all existing metal windows and some external doors with double-glazed aluminium units that replicate the glazing bars, style, and opening methods, while blocking up a ground floor larder window and replacing a first floor door with a matching fixed window at Ravenscourt, a 1937 brick bui…
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The officer judged the proposal meets the statutory test in Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 as the overall special architectural interest of the registered building is preserved, …
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings. The officer assessed that the window and door replacements preserve the building's special interest overall, despite the glass change, by replicating most features and preventing fabric damage.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special character. Assessed compliant as proposals preserve overall interest; door-to-window change and blocking-up maintain style, while glass replacement is reversible and justified by fabric protection needs.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in scale/form/design and not adversely affect amenity or character. Noted but not central; proposals comply as no amenity harm and character preserved.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Conservation guidance; assessed alongside statutory test for preserving features of special interest through replication.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Conservation guidance; applied to ensure alterations preserve character.
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.
Colour retention
For the avoidance of doubt, the replacement windows and doors hereby approved are to maintain the existing black and white colour arrangement, and are to retain these colours thereafter. Reason: To ensure that the special architectural interest of the registered building is preserved.
