1 February 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Whitestone Garage Ltd, Douglas Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2lb
The proposal involves replacing existing signage on the building with new internally illuminated 'Mercedes-Benz of Mann' letters (7.28m long x 0.5m high) and 'Smart' logo sign, plus installing new freestanding illuminated totems along the roadside (heights up to 4.1m, set back 2.4m from the road), non-illuminated parki…
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The officer assessed the proposal solely under the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, considering only amenity and public safety.
General Policy 6
GP6 permits external advertisements in towns/villages if high standard design/materials relating well to building/site, in keeping without detracting from area, and not causing highway hazard. Officer assessed proposal meets all three tests: signage replaces existing without clutter, appropriate scale/design for dealership, set back from road outside splays, minimal details non-distracting, illumination conditioned to protect amenity/safety.
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.
No intermittent illumination
The signs hereby granted consent shall not be lit by an intermittent source. Reason: In the interests of amenity and public safety.
Totem illumination hours
The road side totem signs hereby granted consent (marked C, D and E on drawing page 5) shall not be illuminated between the hours of 2200hrs to 0600hrs daily. Reason: In the interests of amenity and public safety.
Visibility splays
The visibility splays identified on drawing Page 5 - Site Plan shall be kept permanently clear of any obstruction exceeding 1050mm in height above adjoining carriageway level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
no objection to the application
do not oppose the current planning application indicating all signage installed is to be a minimum of 2.4m from the edge of carriageway which will preserve the existing visibility splays. Recommended condition ensuring visibility splays remain unobstructed
Highways Division does not oppose the signage installation subject to a condition ensuring signage is installed as shown on the drawing and visibility splays remain unobstructed. Malew Parish Commissioners have no objection to the application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose this application subject to the following conditions; all signage installed a minimum of 2.4m from the edge of carriageway in order to preserve visibility splays
Conditions requested: All signage is installed as shown on drawing no 25443v01 issue 2 dated 11/07/2017 and the visibility splays shall remain unobstructed at a height of 1.05m thereafter
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners have no objection to these Planning Applications.
