Decision Notice

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by DOI, Public Estates & Housing Division, Ref 25/91209/CON, for the Registered building consent for installation of external handrails to southern and western entrance steps and erection of access ramp to southern entrance RB341 at Royal Chapel Of St John The Baptist Main Road St Johns Isle Of Man IM4 3NA.

Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).

• 1. The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent.

Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.

• 2. Notwithstanding the notes on drawing 03revA relating to handrails, prior to the installation of any ramp or entrance handrails, details of the metal handrails are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter the handrails are to be installed in accordance with the approved details and retained as such.

Reason: To ensure that the finishes of the development hereby approved are appropriate to the form and design of the site.

• 3. Prior to the installation of any ramp finishes, samples of the natural stone wall and steps are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Thereafter the ramp finishes are to be installed in accordance with the approved details and retained as such.

Reason: To ensure that the finishes of the development hereby approved are appropriate to the form and design of the site. This decision relates to drawings 01revA, 02revA, 03revA, together with the other supporting information received 22nd December 2025. This decision has been made for the following reasons(s)

The application is judged to meet the statutory test within section 16 of the Act as the physical alterations are such that the building's special architectural and historic interest would be preserved. The proposals are judged to be in accordance with General Policy 2, Strategic Policy

• 4 and Environment Policy 32 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 as the handrails and accessible ramp are judged to preserve the special interest of the registered building, are judged to not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape, would respect the building's form, scale and design, and would not impact the fabric or setting of the area of archaeological interest. In addition to this, although not tied to a specific policy, the overall objective of the proposals to improve access to this nationally important building is also judged to accord with one of the strategic objectives within the IOM Strategic Plan 2016. With the above factors in mind, the application is judged to be acceptable.

Date of Issue: 25th February 2026

A MORGAN Interim Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note This decision was made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority delegated to them. This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation. A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via https://pbc.gov.im/online-applications/)

Implementation The decision does not become final until either

•  Any appeal has been concluded; or
•  21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted

Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.

Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

•  the grounds for making the appeal;
•  payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £355); and
•  if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £130).

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated. An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application (should one have been received) may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.