14 July 2008 · Delegated
Old Market Hall, Market Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2bq
The proposal sought consent to install two notice cabinets at the Market Hall on Market Hill, Douglas, a single-storey brickwork Victorian market building (Registered Building No. 120) in the North Quay Conservation Area, adjacent to The British Public House. It was submitted in association with application 08/00934/GB. The application was permitted on 14 July 2008 under delegated powers. The officer recommended approval. Key issue was Policy RB/5 on alterations and extensions to a registered building.
The application was permitted. The officer recommended this outcome. Policy RB/5 on alterations and extensions to registered buildings was the key issue considered.
Alterations and Extensions to a Registered Building
Alterations and Extensions to a Registered Building as set out in 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.
Alterations to incorporate disabled toilets within existing toilets and installation of window to replace doorway
Refurbishment of coping atop parapet walls
Filling in of external lightwells with removable concrete covers
Installation of two notice cabinets (In association with 08/00935/CON)
