31 January 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Palace Hotel & Casino, Palace Buildings, Central Promenade, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4na
The proposal involves replacing existing signage with five new signs advertising 'Best Western Palace Hotel & Casino', consisting of individually stuck aluminium letters/logos on the front, side, and rear elevations of the mid-20th century five-storey hotel building.
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The main issue was the impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the building. The officer noted the Palace Hotel is a 1960s/70s style concrete structure differing from tradi…
General Policy 6
Requires advertisements in towns/villages to be high standard design/materials relating well to building/site, in keeping with surrounding area, and not cause highway safety hazard. Officer assessed signs meet this as individually stuck letters are appropriate to the modern building, in keeping with area, and no highway concerns raised.
General Policy 7
Generally does not permit off-site advertisements in towns/villages. All signs relate directly to the hotel building on which they are displayed, so compliant.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas only if it preserves or enhances character/appearance and protects special features. Officer found signage preserves/enhances as it suits the non-traditional building style without harm.
Environment Policy 37
Permits advertisements in Conservation Areas only if they preserve/enhance area, appropriate style, traditional materials (no glossy/reflective), and exclude internally illuminated box/projecting box signs. Assessed as compliant: individual letters (not boxes), appropriate to building, one internally illuminated but not box style.
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 objection (18.01.2018)
do not oppose (12.01.2018)
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the signage installation, and DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 12-1-18
