4 September 2009 · Planning Committee
Tower Of Refuge St Marys Rock, Link To Tower Of Refuge, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2bx
The proposal involved installing 28 lighting units on the Tower of Refuge, built in 1832 as a shelter for shipwrecked sailors and designated as a Registered Building. Initially, the scheme proposed 68 linear fluorescent uplights and 30 downward floodlights, but it was amended to just 28 units following concerns from th…
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The key issue was whether the proposed lighting scheme would adversely affect the setting of the Registered Building. Originally proposing 68 linear fluorescent uplights and 30 downward floodlights, t…
Strategic Policy 4
Relevant policy from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007. Officer considered it alongside others in determining the application affecting a Registered Building, assessing no adverse impact on the building's special interest.
General Policy 2
Relevant policy from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007. Applied in assessing the proposal's impact on the Registered Building's setting.
Environment Policy 32
States 'Extensions or alterations to a Registered Building which would affect detrimentally its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest will not be permitted.' Officer found the amended scheme would not detrimentally affect the character.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This consent relates to the installation of floodlights as shown in drawing numbers 100, 101, 122 date stamped 12th August 2008, JC5402/E/06, JC5402/E/07, JC5402/E/08, JC5402/E/09, JC5402/E/10 date stamped 9th July 2009.
No Objection
no objection
Douglas Corporation (Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department) has no objection to application 08/01580/CON among many others listed in their batch consultation response.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.; It should be noted that the above comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
