29 October 2015 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Michael Gallagher)
Maughold Church, Postal Locality, Maughold, Isle Of Man, IM7 1as
The site is within the curtilage of Maughold Church, a prominent building in Maughold's Conservation Area, an area of High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance, ecological interest, and near a scheduled Ancient Monument.
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The key issue was the potential visual impacts upon the appearance of the Conservation Area, where the Department has a duty to ensure proposals preserve or enhance the special character and quality o…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Conservation Areas and sites of archaeological interest, protect landscape quality, and avoid environmental pollution. The officer considered the proposal's compliance in the context of the site's multiple designations including Conservation Area and scheduled Ancient Monument.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology unless overriding national need; countryside defined as land outside settlements. The site is within designated countryside/ecological interest, but the minor render replacement was not seen as adversely affecting it.
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance unless no harm to character or essential location. The sloping hillside site commands significant views; the proposal's traditional materials were assessed as not harming landscape character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. Crucial policy tested against the visual impact of replacing concrete with lime render on a prominent building; officer concluded it preserves and enhances the area.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no objection to the proposal, but request that Manx Heritage are fully involved at all stages of these renovations
no highway interest
Maughold Parish Commissioners have no objections but request Manx National Heritage involvement; Highways Services have no interest and no comment.
Maughold Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Commissioners have no objections, but request that Manx National Heritage are fully involved at all stages of these renovations.
Conditions requested: Manx National Heritage are fully involved at all stages of these renovations
DOI Highways
No CommentNo Highways Interest; NHI on 16.10.15
