3 March 2025 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Isle Of Man Breweries, George Hotel, The Parade, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lg
The proposal involves replacing the existing parapet upstand, cornice moulding, and gutter on the front elevation of The George Hotel using lighter aluminium and high-density EPS polystyrene with a stone effect finish, which will be lower in height than the current concrete block/brick structure to reduce strain on the…
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The officer judged the proposals meet the statutory tests of Sections 16 and 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, requiring special regard to preserving the registered building and its featur…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals affecting registered buildings and conservation areas to preserve or enhance heritage assets. Officer assessed the replacement parapet preserves the registered building and conservation area character due to reduced strain on historic fabric outweighing changes in material and height.
Environment Policy 32
Protects registered buildings from detrimental alterations. The lighter replacement materials and reduced height were judged to protect the building by minimising stress on the historic front wall, despite differences from existing.
Environment Policy 35
Preserves or enhances conservation areas. Proposal preserves the special character despite lower parapet height, as long-term benefits to the building's fabric were deemed to offset less than substantial harm.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Planning Policy Statement 1/01; requires alterations to preserve or enhance registered buildings. High-level works judged to preserve the building given benefits to historic fabric.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statement 1/01; controls alterations affecting building character. Changes acceptable as they reduce detrimental loadings on the fabric below.
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.
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Manx National Heritage (MNH) commented on the proposed replacement of gutter and cornice/parapet at George Hotel Castletown, noting that the failed parapet is historically accurate in height and objecting to its proposed substantial reduction.
Key concern: proposed substantial reduction in parapet height, which is historically accurate
Manx National Heritage
ObjectionIt is therefore unfortunate that the proposed replacement cornice and parapet seeks to substantially reduce the vertical dimensions of the latter, as the evidence above suggests that the failed parapet is of an historically-accurate height.; We trust this will be taken into account in your consideration of these applications.; a high parapet of this type appears historically consistent with the design of the same feature on the similarly decorative façade of the Isle of Man Bank next door, so it would be unfortunate to lose this.
