31 July 2014 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority), Director of Planning and Building Control
Chapel Site, Main Road, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4ad
The proposal involves erecting a single illuminated advertisement sign, 1.2m long by 0.6m high, on blue plywood with timber legs, positioned 300mm from the front boundary wall and 1.25m above ground, centrally at the front of the site.
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The officer assessed the signage's impact on the street scene, character of the locality, residential amenity, and highway safety.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape, resident amenity, or locality character. Officer found sign acceptable as it does not detract, reflects use, and is positioned to integrate with mixed area.
General Policy 6
Permits advertisements in towns/villages if high design standard, relate well to building/site, in keeping with area, no highway hazard. Sign meets this with quality materials, relation to nursery building, compatibility amid local signs, and setback avoiding safety issues.
General Policy 7
Restricts off-site advertisements in towns/villages. Proposal relates directly to the on-site nursery building, so compliant.
Time limit
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.
Illumination hours
The signage shall not be illuminated except between 07:00hrs and 19:00hrs Monday to Friday. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area and public amenity.
no objection following amended plans minimising size and agreement to lighting condition
Braddan Parish Commissioners initially objected but withdrew to conditional no objection if signage illumination is restricted to opening hours (7/7.30am to 6/7pm); Highways Division has no opposition subject to visibility splay condition; Manx Utilities notes underground cables and requests contact.
Key concern: adversely affect the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality
Braddan Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionIf the condition is placed on the approval as set out below, the Commissioners have no objection to the planning application.; The Commissioners felt that the application was in conflict of General Policy 2 in that it would adversely affect the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality
Conditions requested: condition is placed on the approval... lighting would only be illuminated between 7/7.30am to 6/7pm
Manx Utilities
Conditional No ObjectionThere are underground cables/overhead lines present in the area indicated in you planning application. Please contact our Network Operations Department...
Conditions requested: applicant must contact the Authority; contact our Network Operations Department, Manx Utilities (Tel. 687687) to discuss working practices around cables and overhead lines; Contact the Manx Utilities for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site
Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose subject to the imposition of the following condition | Sign not to interfere with visibility splays
Conditions requested: Sign not to interfere with visibility splays
