Refusal Notice 09/00406/GB
Town and Country Planning Act 1999
Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005
C J Bridson Ltd 5 Farrants Way Castletown IM9 1NR
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the following application made on behalf of:
Name: Professor Juan & Mrs Watterson Proposal: Installation of an external meter box (in association with 09/00407/CON) at: Solomons Corner The Quay Castletown Isle of Man IM9 1LD
which was considered on 9th July 2009, for the reasons set out below.
Date of Issue: 10th July 2009
Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas
Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee
Reason(S) For Refusal:
- The building is Registered and within a Conservation Area and is as such identified as having special architectural or historic interest and lying within a wider area recognised as such. In such cases the Department must seek to preserve or enhance such properties (RB/5 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01 and Environment Policies 32 and 35 of the Strategic Plan). In this case the application proposes to install a meter box on a principal elevation, easily visible by those passing along The Quay and up Quay Lane. The meter box would appear as a modern and alien feature on the building and would be detrimental to its appearance and would fail to preserve or enhance the appearance and character of the property as required by the Department's policies. Approval of the meter box would also establish a precedent for further such fixtures within the Conservation Area to the detriment of its character. The Planning Authority is not satisfied that alternatives to the proposal have been considered and discounted.
This decision was made by the Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority delegated to her under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005.
09/00406/GB
Guidance Note
The decision contained in this notice does not become final until either;
- The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
- Any appeal has been determined;
Whichever is the later. Any appeal against this decision must be in writing and must be received by this Department within 21 days of the date of this notice.
A form and guidance notes are available from either the Planning Office, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department's website www.gov.im/ dlge/planning/plan/applications/decision.xml
A copy of the Officer's report, which led to this decision, is attached for reference. This report, together with correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection by anyone wishing to view it at the Department.
