14 October 2014 · Planning Committee
12, Malew Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ab
The site is a three-storey mid-terraced property in Castletown Conservation Area with vacant ground-floor retail and residential above. The proposal includes a rear single-storey extension across the full site width with pitched and lean-to roofs finished in reconstituted slate, smaller first-floor rear window, blocked…
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The pitched and lean-to slate roof extension enhances the building's appearance unlike the refused flat roof in PA 14/00647/B, with no detrimental impact on Castletown Conservation Area character or C…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, not harm townscape/amenity/highways/parking, and provide sustainable access. Officer found extension respects context with pitched roof, no townscape harm, adequate public parking in town centre despite no on-site spaces, and no amenity/highway issues.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character. Pitched slate roof deemed to enhance building appearance vs prior flat roof refusal; extension not visible from streets but acceptable from Castle views, not harming Area quality or Castle setting.
new retail provision at a scale appropriate. Major retail development proposals to be supported by Retail Impact Assessment
Supports non-retail in existing retail areas if appropriate scale without adverse effects. Dental surgery at small scale in town centre accepted as it reuses unit without harming adjacent retail.
Business Policy 10
Limits retail to town centres. Non-retail dental use permitted in established centre with public parking and transport.
Mixed Use Proposal 1
Presumption for ground-floor retail but cases on merits. Sui generis dental surgery accepted as similar traffic/footfall to retail, enhancing vitality by reusing vacant unit in town centre.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No signage approval
No approval is hereby granted to the erection of signage as such is regulated by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013. A separate application for the signage should be made under these provisions prior to the erection of the same. Reason: Advertisements are regulated by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 and require Express Consent.
no objection
