12 September 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
St Michaels Church, Main Road, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 1er
The proposal involves replacing eight small, rectangular high-level windows halfway up the church tower with treated red pine frames and single fixed panes of glass, without replicating the original leaded lattice detailing.
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The officer judged that the proposal meets the statutory tests in sections 16 and 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, as the replacement windows preserve the registered building's special ar…
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires special regard to preserving the building or its setting or features of special architectural or historic interest. Officer assessed that small high-level windows with deep recesses and non-visible glass preserve the special interest despite no leaded detailing.
Designation of conservation areas
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing conservation area character or appearance. Replacement protects historic fabric and preserves character as church is a notable building, with limited impact due to window location.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection and preservation of the historic environment. Proposal protects registered building's special interest and conservation area character.
Environment Policy 32
Supports preservation of historic buildings. Works preserve special interest by protecting internal fabric.
Environment Policy 35
Addresses conservation areas. Proposal preserves character and appearance.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Guidance for registered buildings. Assessed as compliant with preservation requirements.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Guidance for registered buildings. Assessed as compliant with preservation requirements.
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.
Bat surveys and mitigation
Prior to the commencement of works, a preliminary assessment for roosting bats and summer emergence surveys shall been undertaken by a suitably qualified ecological consultancy and a report including a ecological mitigation plan be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter the ecological mitigation plan is to be carried out in full. Reason: To ensure the development results in no harm to the statutory protected species.
