Planning Officer Report

Planning Officer Report And Recommendations {{table:20655}}

Officer's Report

The Application Site

1. The application site comprises the curtilage of the Tesco Superstore on Lake Road in Douglas.

The Proposal

1. The proposal comprises the installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage in a variety of different locations around the application site.

Planning History

1. Whilst the application site has been the subject of previous planning applications it is considered that none of these are specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.

Planning Policy

1. In terms of land use designation the application site is designated as retail warehousing under the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Douglas Local Plan) Order 1998.

1. In terms of strategic plan policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 contains one policy that is considered specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application. General Policy 6 states:

"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."

Representations

1. Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the proposal.

1. The Department of Infrastructure Highways Division do not oppose the application.

Assessment

1. The proposed signage is relatively standard corporate signage commonly found within Tesco sites. It is of a sufficiently high quality, is appropriately related to the site, does not unduly detract from the surrounding area and should not cause a highway safety hazard. As such, it is

concluded that the proposal satisfactorily accords with General Policy 6 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007.

Recommendation

1. It is recommended that advertisement consent be granted.

Party Status

1. It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the application should be afforded interested party status:

Douglas Borough Council.

1. It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the application should not be afforded interested party status:

The Department of Infrastructure Highways Division.

Recommendation
Recommended Decision:	Permitted
Date of Recommendation:	13.07.2012
Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal
C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
O : Notes attached to refusals
C 1.
The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of years from the date of this notice.
C 2.
This approval relates to the location plan, site plan and drawing no.s 01_2396_01, 02_2396_02, 02_2396_03, CD-A03311-01, CD-A03311-02 date stamped the 7th June 2012.

I confirm that this decision accords with the appropriate Government Circular delegating functions to Director of Planning and Building Control / Development Control Manager/ Senior Planning Officer.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 13.7.12

Determining officer (delete as appropriate)

Signed : _________________________ Anthony Holmes Senior Planning Officer

Signed : _________________________ Michael Gallagher Director of Planning and Building Control

Signed : Sanone Sarah Corlett Senior Planning Officer

Signed : _________________________ Jennifer Chance Development Control Manager