3 September 2013 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority) - M Kallyher, Director of Planning and Building Control
Methodist Church, Arbory Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ln
The proposal involves replacing the existing 1970s four-panelled obscured glazed doors with red frames on the north elevation of the Methodist Church with new solid wood doors featuring curved glazed upper sections etched with crosses.
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The main issue was the impact on the character and appearance of the Castletown Conservation Area. The officer assessed against Environment Policy 35, which permits development only if it preserves or…
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning and other policies, respecting site surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affecting townscape character or locality. Officer found proposal satisfied as it respected the Conservation Area context through appropriate design of doors.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development within Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character/appearance and protects special features. Key test was whether doors enhanced the traditional church and area; officer concluded they did, replacing inappropriate 1970s doors, supported by Conservation Officer view.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the installation of replacement main church doors as proposed in the submitted documents which are date-stamped 22nd July 2013.
recommend that the application be approved; no objections raised
