9 February 2007 · Delegated
7, The Quay, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ld
This application sought permission to install replacement roof lights on the front elevation of Harbour House, a listed dwelling on the south-western side of Castletown Harbour. The works were proposed in association with a related listed building consent application. The application was refused on 9 February 2007 by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated authority. The decision matched the officer's recommendation to refuse. The reason for refusal was that the proposed enlargement of the roof lights was not sufficiently justified, and that three large roof lights visible from the quayside would be out of scale with the character and status of the Registered Building and the Conservation Area in which it sits.
The application was refused because the proposed enlargement of the roof lights lacked sufficient justification. Three large roof lights, as seen from the quayside, were considered out of scale with the character and status of the listed building and the surrounding Conservation Area.
Refusal Reasons
Alterations and Extensions to a Registered Building
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.
