Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00798/D Applicant: Elite Voyages Limited Proposal: Installation of non-illuminated signage Site Address: Shop Elite House 14 Douglas Street Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1BA Principal Planner: Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 03.09.2018 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The advertisement(s) hereby granted consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. Reason: To avoid the accumulation of unimplemented advertisement consents. Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to the information and plans all received on 30th July, 2018. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons NONE _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is an end of terrace property which sits at the southern end of a row of commercial buildings which are on the south western side of Douglas Street between Market Place and the car park linking Douglas Street with Boilley Spittal. The building is three storeys

tall with a traditional first and second floor frontage but a more modern ground floor commercial frontage which features round headed apertures which enclose two windows and a door and finished in brown brick and the upper part finished in painted render.

THE PROPOSAL

2.1 Proposed is the installation of signage on the front and side of the building announcing that the proprietor is "Elite Voyages" with a logo of a cruise ship in between. The lettering will be acrylic and unilluminated and uses the colours of gold and burgundy. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area of Mixed Use on the Peel Local Plan of 1989 and also within the town's Conservation Area where development is expected to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area in accordance with Environment Policy 35 and Planning Policy Statement 1/01.

3.2 General Policy 6: "Within our towns and villages, the display of external advertisements will be permitted on the site or building to which they relate provided they:

• (a) are of a high standard of design and materials and relate well to the building and site on which they are to be displayed;
• (b) are in keeping with and do not detract from the surrounding area; and
• (c) are located so as not to cause a highway safety hazard."

3.4 Environment Policy 37: "As a general policy, advertisements within Conservation Areas will be permitted only if:

• i) the proposal preserves or enhances the Conservation Area;
• ii) the signage is in a style appropriate to the character of the area;
• iii) traditional materials and finishes are used and glossy and highly reflective materials are excluded from proposals; and
• iv) internally illuminated box fascia and projecting box signs are excluded from the proposals."

3.5 In the assessment it is most relevant to consider The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 which makes clear that the only considerations which can be applied to applications made under them are in the interests of amenity and public safety. In the case of amenity, such things as the general characteristics of the area need to be taken into account along with the presence of any features of historic, architectural, cultural or similar interest and the public safety should consider the safety of any person using a road, railway, tramway, harbour or aerodrome including the obscuration of any traffic sign or similar.

PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 The property has been the subject of a number of changes, none of which are relevant to the current application. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Neither Peel Town Commissioners nor Highway Services have any objection to the application (04.09.18). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The proposal is not illuminated and comprises lettering with attractive but not striking colouring and design. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposed signage is considered to accord with GP 6 and EP 37 and is supported. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Persons to whom notice has been given under regulation 10(3)(a)(i)
• (d) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material;
• (e) The Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (f) The Ports Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (g) The operator of the railway or tramway; and
• (h) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. _____________________________________________________________________

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 12.09.2018 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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