An application to make alterations to the island’s only cathedral has been amended after a request for more information by planners.

The additional information was requested by registered building officer Ross Brazier as he felt there was not enough detail regarding the removal of pews and tiled flooring.

The officer is required to submit a response as the building is registered and wanted more details as to the provenance of, in particular, the pews and flooring.

Mr Brazier also had concerns over a proposed mezzanine that would have created a subdivision across a window.

The amended application has reiterated the removal of the cathedral’s pews to be replaced with stack able chairs which will allow for greater use for community projects.

The tile flooring created further problems.

The application originally sort to remove some of the flooring which would be exposed by the removal of the pews. However, Mr Brazier said he required a ’clear and convincing justification’ as to why the plain tiles couldn’t be retained.

In the amendment it said that as a compromise it was agreed the tiles would remain in place with ’new underfloor heating panels installed in the voids left by removing the timber pew platforms’. This would provide heating for about 90% of the cathedral floor.

The main floor would then be covered in a plywood sheeting ’to protect the existing tiles’ with new limestone floor slabs laid over the sheeting.

While this would hide the tiles, it is argued that the original tiles would remain and could ’always be uncovered at a future date’.

Further changes have seen a proposal for automatic doors to be installed to provide easy access while attempting to solve the cathedral’s wind tunnel issues.

The stairs for the proposed mezzanine floor, which could have affected the stained glass window, would be moved.

A further amendment included committing a proposed oak frame glazed link that would have served the new cafe area, however this was deemed ’not appropriate’.