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St Thomas Church St Thomas Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2NE

22/02151/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 23 February 2023

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for alterations in connection with conversion of Heritage Centre to Youth Service and Community Space to include proposed renovations to existing frontage - provision of hard surface, new access gate and boundary railings; internal and external alterations to building comprising provision of raised floor, installation of underfloor heating, rehanging of front entrance doors and installation of new glazing behind, provision of fire exit doorway, construction of office pods on the ground floor, renovation of existing toilets to upgrade the services, provision of a kitchen, enclosure of existing understairs electric boxes within cupboard, installation of solar PV panels on the roof, and installation of lightning rod; installation of electric boxes within churchyard/garden of rest (revised plans) (revised description)

Received
30 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Ryde North West
Agent
Leah Mew Architecture Ltd
  1. Received30 Nov
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a solar installation at St Thomas Church St Thomas Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2NE. Isle of Wight has handled 763 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Ryde North West. We hold 2,945 applications in total for the PO33 postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at Isle of Wight Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PO33 2NE
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ryde

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2022

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Leah Mew Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
LEAH MEW ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
Studio 63, Northwood House Ward Avenue Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8AZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Stuart Van-Cuylenburg

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11726543
Documents
18
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Church of Chapel of St Thomas'SOn this site · +8 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Ryde
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    18 Jun

    Condition compliance application on 22/02150/FUL

    Condition DischargeDischarge of conditions24/00906/DIS
  2. 2024
    17 Jan

    Condition compliance application on 22/02150/FUL

    Condition DischargeDischarge of conditions24/00092/DIS
  3. 2023
    3 Jul

    Condition compliance application on 22/02150/FUL

    Condition DischargeDischarge of conditions23/01117/DIS
  4. 2022
    8 Jul

    T1; Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Dismantle and replant with a species in keeping with area. Tree has dieback in…

    ApprovedTree Works in Conservation Area22/01209/TW
  5. 2022
    22 Apr

    2x Sycamore - Fell and treat with herbicide to stop regrowth, as part of a tree survey report. 1x Bay - Fell…

    ApprovedTree Works in Conservation Area22/00735/TW
  6. 2021
    29 Mar

    T1; Bay (001) within 3 metres of church situated as detailed in the application is to have the following work…

    ApprovedTree Works in Conservation Area21/00683/TW

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