9 January 2014 · Council of Ministers (on recommendation of Independent Inspector Stephen Amos)
258, Jurby Industrial Estate, Jurby, Isle Of Man, IM7 3bd
The proposal involves converting a single-storey WWII-era timber Guard House, a registered building (RB 237), located centrally in Jurby Industrial Estate, into a restaurant/cafe with 32 covers.
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The independent inspector concurred with the Department that the main issues were impact on the registered building's architectural/historic qualities, site suitability for restaurant/cafe, effect on …
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Requires development in zoned areas or exceptional countryside cases, protecting heritage/landscape. Inspector found repair/renovation protects/enhances landscape quality, no conflict.
Strategic Policy 4
Protects registered buildings' fabric/setting. Proposals protect fabric/setting with minimal changes, beneficial overall.
General Policy 1
Regard to Development Plan/material considerations. Applied throughout assessment.
General Policy 3
Restricts countryside development except conversions of redundant historic rural buildings. Building qualifies (redundant, historic, intact, capable of renovation); use fits spirit via ENV16.
Environment Policy 16
Permits reuse of rural buildings for small-scale commercial if preserves fabric, no extension/adverse change, acceptable traffic/no dispersal prejudice. All tests met: preserves fabric, no extension, low traffic.
Environment Policy 32
No detrimental alterations to registered building character. Alterations minimal/necessary, compatible.
Environment Policy 33
Change of use permitted if appropriate and non-detrimental alterations. Use secures future; alterations ok.
Transport Policy 7
Parking per standards. 9 spaces sufficient for 32 covers; informal layout ok, no objection.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
Except as provided for by condition 4 below, the works hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the following plans, drawings and information: the Location Plan and Drawing No PD-008 (Proposed Drainage Layout), both received on 10 September 2013; and Drawing Nos PD-002A (Proposed Site Plan), PD-003D (Existing & Proposed Plans & Sections A-A, B-B), PD-004B (Existing Elevations) and PD-005B (Proposed Elevations), all received on 25 November 2013, and PD-007A (Section A-A), received on 28 November 2013.
Fabric replacement approval
The replacement of any fabric or features, including external weatherboarding, internal and external glazing, internal and external doors, and sanitary ware, shall not be undertaken without prior written approval from the Planning Authority.
No glazing replacement without approval
Notwithstanding the details given on Drawing No PD-007A received on 28 November 2013, including in particular Note 25 on that drawing, there shall be no replacement of any of the existing glazing in the building (including glazing in the external windows, in the glazed screen to the office and in the office door) without the prior written approval of the Planning Authority.
Parking/turning use restriction
The parking and turning areas shown on the approved plans shall not be used other than for the parking and turning of vehicles in connection with the restaurant/cafe and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.
Do not oppose
No objections
Welcomes long-term lease to safeguard building; not opposed but recommends recording internal partitions before removal; prioritises overall form/exterior
The original applications (13/91082/GB for planning approval and 13/01083/CON for registered building consent) for alterations and conversion of the Guard House into a restaurant/café were referred to the Council of Ministers as the site is owned by the Department of Infrastructure. No refusal occurred; the inspector's report assessed main issues including impact on the registered building's architectural/historic qualities, site suitability for the use, character/appearance of the area, and access/parking. The inspector found the proposals beneficial for securing the building's future through repair and restoration, compliant with zoning exceptions for redundant historic buildings, enhancing the area, and providing adequate access/parking. No conflicts with relevant Strategic Plan policies or registered building policies were identified. The inspector recommended approval with conditions.
Precedent Value
Demonstrates that conversion of redundant historic airfield buildings to small-scale commercial uses like cafes is acceptable in industrial areas if fabric preserved and no better alternatives exist. Future applicants should prioritise detailed negotiations, material matching, and evidence of building's imminent decay to justify enabling development.
Inspector: Stephen Amos MA (Cantab) MCD MRTPI
