4 June 2021 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Ivy Bank, Falcon Cliff Terrace, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4ay
The proposal involves repair and maintenance works to Ivy Bank (Registered Building No. 164), part of an Arts and Crafts terrace designed by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, including replacement of a skylight, staircase, rear door, basement flooring, utility walls, and installation of a new window in the utility r…
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The proposals were assessed against the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 s16, which requires special regard to preserving the registered building's features of special architectural or historic inte…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings. The officer assessed that the works preserve the building's fabric through repairs and sympathetic new window, causing no harm to character.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special interest. Alterations like the new window were justified as not detrimental due to matching details and location in non-original utility space.
Environment Policy 34
Prefers traditional materials in maintenance/alteration of pre-1920 buildings. Proposals use traditional materials for window and staircase, with historic door reuse, ensuring compliance.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
Considers building's importance, physical features, and setting. Officer weighed the terrace's intact Arts and Crafts details against proposals, finding replacements preserve intrinsic interest and setting.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Presumes against alterations affecting special character unless justified. Applicant justified works as necessary repairs; officer confirmed no cumulative harm, with new window sympathetic and utility lacking special features.
Time limit
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.
Roof light details
Details of the proposed roof light, i.e. type and size, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department prior to their installation. The new roof light shall be of a design which, when installed, shall not project forward of the general roof surface (and shall have a surround of a dark, matt finish). The roof light(s) shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and thereafter maintained. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building.
Window details (to match existing)
All new external window joinery work shall match exactly the materials, finish, and profiles of the existing window joinery work. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building.
Joinery staircase details
No works shall commence until full details of the proposed staircase, including joinery profiles, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The works shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building.
Registered building making good
Any damage to the registered building during the course of the works hereby approved shall be made good upon completion of said works. All making good works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and thereafter implemented within time period to be agreed with the Department. Reason: to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building.
raised no objections to the proposals
No Flood Risk Management interest
do not oppose the proposals
Three statutory consultees (Douglas Borough Council, DOI Highways Division, and DOI Flood Risk Management Division) all raised no objections to the registered building consent application 21/00109/CON for repair and window works at Ivy Bank, Falcon Cliff Terrace, Douglas.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that a licence may be necessary for the positioning of equipment and materials in the highway.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionNFRMI; No Flood Risk Management interest
