22 January 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Nunnery Mills, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1qa
The proposal involves installing a 2.99m wide by 1.2m high (1.5m at arch) powder-coated black aluminium sign with gold lettering behind the existing Manx stone boundary wall on Old Castletown Road, advertising 'The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation', 'The Derwent Group', and 'Nunnery Mills'.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, focusing on amenity and public safety, and relevant Strategic Plan policies for rural areas.
General Policy 6
Permits advertisements in towns/villages if high design standard relating to building/site, in keeping with area, and no highway hazard. Officer found sign meets these as it relates to occupants, high quality design behind wall, no highway impact.
General Policy 7
Restricts off-site advertisements in towns/villages. Sign relates directly to on-site occupants/building so compliant.
General Policy 8
For rural areas, permits on-site ads if not detracting from landscape, traditional materials where appropriate, minimal hooded illumination only if essential, no highway hazard, no ecological light impact. Sign design/materials acceptable and on-site, but illumination refused as excessive upward lights cause overspill/glare contrary to minimal/hooded requirements and Dark Skies concerns.
Environment Policy 22
Prohibits development harming amenity via light pollution etc. Illumination omitted to avoid light pollution impacts.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No illumination
No approval is granted to the illumination (3 x Marine Grade 10W LED Floodlights) as detailed within the application and within the email from the agent dated 04/01/2018. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and road safety of highway users.
Hand-dug post holes
The post holes for the construction of the approved sign must be dug by hand and must measure no more than 300mm x 300mm. Reason: To ensure no damage is caused to tree roots in the area.
no highways interest in the application
no objections to the proposal
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application. Department of Infrastructure Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications.; It should be noted that the comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 15/11/17
