24 November 2006 · Delegated
Barclays Bank Plc, Market Square, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lq
This application sought Registered Building Consent to install a security camera on the front elevation of Barclays Bank, Market Square, Castletown. The bank is a Registered Building (RB 030) located within the Castletown Conservation Area, immediately beside Castle Rushen. The officer recommended approval of the application, noting the building's sensitive setting within the conservation area. The application was decided under delegated authority and was permitted on 24 November 2006. The application was submitted in association with a linked general building application (06/01609 GB).
Registered Building Consent was granted for the installation of a security camera on the front elevation of Barclays Bank. The officer recommended approval and the application was permitted under delegated authority. The building is a Registered Building within the Castletown Conservation Area, adjacent to Castle Rushen. The formal decision record lists 2 conditions.
ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS
The Barclays Bank is a Registered Building (RB 030) and located within the Castletown Conservation Area. I have therefore considered the content of the application with particular consideration to POLICY RB/5 ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS and Policy CA/2 SPECIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS for Conservation Areas as set out within Planning Policy Statement 1/01.
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.
SPECIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS for Conservation Areas
The Barclays Bank is a Registered Building (RB 030) and located within the Castletown Conservation Area. I have therefore considered the content of the application with particular consideration to POLICY RB/5 ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS and Policy CA/2 SPECIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS for Conservation Areas as set out within Planning Policy Statement 1/01.
POLICY CA/2 SPECIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS When considering proposals for the possible development of any land or buildings which fall within the conservation area, the impact of such proposals upon the special character of the area, will be a material consideration when assessing the application. Where a development is proposed for land which, although not within the boundaries of the conservation area, would affect its context or setting, or views into or out of the area; such issues should be given special consideration where the character or appearance of a conservation area may be affected.
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This approval relates to the 1:500 Site Location Plan, Drawing Number FCC 3424 Rev 01, Data Sheet 'D150X Quick Switch' and photograph all date stamped 20 September 2006.
