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 (floodlights) on the stone Tower of Refuge, built in 1832 as a shipwreck shelter, located offshore on St Marys Rock in Douglas. Originally, the scheme proposed 68 linear fluorescent uplights and 30 downward floodlights, but it was amended to just 28 units following con…
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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 but focused assessment on heritage impacts; scheme complied as reduced design preserved building setting.
General Policy 2
Relevant policy from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007. Assessed in context of overall development control; no specific conflicts noted.
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.' Reduced scheme tested against this; officer found no detrimental effect.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission 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 implied (consulted, no adverse comments)
Douglas Corporation has no objection to the proposal, while the Isle of Man Victorian Society objects due to lack of information and incomplete application materials.
Key concern: lack of information and incomplete application materials
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
The Isle Of Man Victorian Society
ObjectionHere is another example of where the application should never have been accepted and processed.; on the basis of lack of information the application can only be refused and nothing else.; As it stands we can only object to the application on the grounds of lack of information.
