02/02102/B
proposed removal of key features of the pier
10 March 2011 · Delegated
Queens Pier Entrance, Stanley Mount East, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1np
This application sought Registered Building consent for a stabilisation and protection scheme at Queens Pier, Ramsey, Isle of Man. The pier is a registered building (No. 154), meaning works affecting its structure required consent in addition to standard planning permission. The application was made in association with a linked planning permission application. The application was permitted on 10 March 2011 under delegated authority. The Planning Authority's view was that both the registered building consent and the associated planning permission should be granted, supporting the works needed to stabilise and protect the pier.
Registered Building consent was permitted on 10 March 2011, decided under delegated authority. The Planning Authority considered that both the registered building consent and associated planning permission should be granted for the stabilisation and protection works to the pier.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan
Environment Policy 30: There will be a general presumption against demolition of a Registered Building. In considering proposals for demolition or proposed works which would result in substantial demolition of a Registered Building, consideration will be given to: the condition of the building; the cost of repairing and maintaining it in relation to its importance and the value derived from its continued use (based on consistent long-term assumptions); the adequacy of efforts made to retain the building in use; and the merits of alternative proposals for the site.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan
Environment Policy 32: 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. 7.27 Change of Use of Registered Buildings 7.27.1The best use for a Registered Building is usually the use for which the building was designed. However, it is recognised that it is often necessary to look for a new use to secure the economic future of the b uilding. It is important therefore that any new use is appropriate and that physical alterations are sensitive to its character. (1) Curtilage is defined in Appendix 1
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 'Conservation of the Historic Environment'
alterations and extensions to registered buildings
POLICY RB/5 ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS In considering whether to grant planning approval for development which affects a registered building or its setting and in considering whether to grant registered building consent for any works, the Department shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses. Registered building consent is required for the building's alteration in any way which would affect its special architectural or historic character. There will be a general presumption against alteration or extension of registered buildings, except where a convincing case can be made, against the criteria set out in this section, for such proposals. Applicants for registered building consent for alteration or extension to a registered building must be able to justify their proposals. They will be required to show why the works which would affect the character of the registered building are desirable or necessary and they should provide full information to enable the Department to assess the likely impact of their proposals on the special architectural or historic interest of the building and on its setting. Where registered buildings are the subject of successive applications for alteration or extension, consideration will also be given to the cumulative affect upon the building's special interest as a result of several minor works which may individually seem of little consequence.
proposed removal of key features of the pier