25 February 2026 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Church/Chapel, Main Road, St Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3na
The proposal involves adding stainless steel handrails to the southern and western entrances and constructing a low-profile access ramp with granite walls matching the chapel's stone, textured concrete surface, and open handrails, located in a niche on the south elevation.
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The application meets the statutory test in section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 as 'the physical alterations are such that the building's special architectural and historic interest w…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape character or local amenity. Officer assessed the ramp and handrails as respecting the chapel's form, scale and design with limited impact on the south elevation, preserving historic detailing.
Strategic Policy 4
Proposals must protect or enhance fabric and setting of Registered Buildings and sites of archaeological interest. The handrails and ramp were judged not to impact the fabric or setting of the registered building (RB341) or adjacent archaeological area, with simple functional design suitable adjacent to historic stonework.
Environment Policy 32
Extensions or alterations to Registered Buildings that detrimentally affect special architectural or historic interest not permitted. The proposals preserve the special interest via discrete ramp in niche with matching materials and simple handrails, with 'small degree of harm acceptable' outweighed by public benefit of accessibility.
Environment Policy 34
In maintenance/alteration of pre-1920 buildings, traditional materials preferred. Conditions require samples of natural stone for ramp finishes to match chapel stone, ensuring appropriate materials despite not explicitly tested in reasoning.
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.
Handrail details approval
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.
Stone samples approval
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.
no objection (automatically awarded Interested Person Status; no representations received)
no objection (automatically awarded Interested Person Status; no representations received)
