19 January 2007 · Delegated
3, The Parade, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lg
This application sought Registered Building consent for the installation of guard rails to the flat roof and a replacement escape staircase at the Isle of Man Bank, 3 Market Square, The Parade, Castletown. The works were associated with a related planning application. The building is Registered Building No. 39. The site covers the footprint of the existing bank building on the south-western side of The Parade, in the heart of Castletown, and does not include land to the rear stretching to Farrant's Way. The application was permitted by the Secretary Planning Committee on 19 January 2007, with three conditions attached to the consent.
The application was permitted in January 2007. Registered Building consent was granted for the installation of guard rails on the flat roof and a replacement escape staircase at the Isle of Man Bank, a listed building in the heart of Castletown. The proposal was assessed against policy for alterations and extensions to registered buildings and was found acceptable.
Alterations and Extensions to a Registered Building
I have considered the content of the application with particular consideration to Policy RB/5
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.
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
PRIOR to the commencement of any building works a photographic survey must be undertaken to record the rear of the property and submitted to the Planning Committee for approval. Such a record is to be prepared in consultation with the Conservation Officer of the Department.
Condition 3
This permission relates to the Existing Roof Plan - Drawing No. 06-S054-SMCS-01, Proposed Elevations - Drawing No. 06-S054-SMCS-04, Proposed Roof Plan 06-S054-SMCS-03 and Site Plan all date stamped on 25th October, 2006.
