Decision Notice

Omega Signs Ltd Mr J Moss Newmarket Approach Leeds West Yorkshire LS9 0RJ

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by MercedesBenz Cars UK Limited, Ref 17/01253/D, for the Installation of illuminated and non illuminated signage at Whitestone Garage Mercedes-Benz Of Mann Douglas Road Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2LB subject to compliance with the following condition(s) and notes (if any) :

• 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.
• 2. The signs hereby granted consent shall not be lit by an intermittent source. Reason: In the interests of amenity and public safety.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.

This approval relates to drawing page numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2 x additional site and location plans and 1x signage detail sheet all date stamped and received 29/11/2017.

Date of Issue: 1st February 2018

Director of Planning and

Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by a Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority delegated to them in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.

This permission refers only to that required under the The Town and Country (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013.

Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.

Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:

•  Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £175);
•  The reasons for making the appeal; and
•  An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/

The proposed development must not be commenced until either;

•  The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
•  Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom

Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within THIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.