18 October 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Methodist Chapel, Old Church Road, Crosby, Isle Of Man, IM4 2ha
Crosby Methodist Church applied to remove the existing front porch and add a single-storey extension projecting over 9.5 metres forward from the front wall, including an assembly area, vestry, toilets, store, and kitchen.
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The officer judged the main issues to be whether the proposed extension and alterations would be sympathetic to the building and the area's character, specifically testing against Strategic Policy 5 a…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design (b); not adversely affect surrounding townscape character (c); and not adversely affect amenity of residents or locality character (g). Officer assessed the proposal fails these as removal of detailing and modern extension harm the chapel's attractive facade symmetry and street character.
Spatial Policy 5
Relevant to protecting townscape character. Officer specifically referenced alongside GP2 in assessment, finding proposal causes demonstrable harm to building character and surrounding amenity.
no objections
No objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage and soakaway subject to Building Control approval
do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
The original application for alterations and erection of an extension to the Methodist Chapel was refused on 13.10.2010. Crosby Methodist Church, via secretary Mrs E Creer and agent Partington Nixon & Kinrade, lodged appeal AP10/0160 under the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005. The appeal was accepted by the Minister and referred to an independent inspector appointed by the Council of Ministers, with provisions for written and oral representations. The Chief Secretary's Office requested the Department's statement of case by 1st December 2010 and noted a potential inquiry. However, the appellant's agent advised on 25th November 2010 that the client wished to withdraw the appeal request. Consequently, the original refusal decision stands.
Precedent Value
This appeal sets no planning precedent due to withdrawal before any substantive consideration or hearing. Future applicants should ensure commitment to pursuing appeals to avoid wasted procedural steps.
