Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00461/D Applicant: Mr Timothy George Proposal: Installation of signage Site Address: Units 3 & 4 Block C Eden Business Park Douglas Isle Of Man IM4 2AY Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 10.07.2018 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 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.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to drawing numbers RSSJ/SIGNAGE/01 and RSSJ/SIGNAGE/02 both date stamped and received 03/05/2018. _______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons NONE _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application relates to the curtilage of Units 3 and 4, Block C of the Eden Park light industrial and research and development estate (PA 15/00198/B) located south of Cooil Road, Braddan.

- 2.0 THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The application seeks approval for the installation of two matching areas of permanent advertising signage on adjoining units in Eden Park Light Industrial and Research and Development Estate. Each white acrylic sign is to be 3055mm x 864mm and installed above the entrance doors of both Unit 3 and 4 of Block C. Each sign will contain the business name 'Jackson's Merchants to all Industries' and in smaller text 'Ramsey shipping services Ltd T/A'

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The original application for the development of the estate was approved in 2011 under PA 11/01232/B for the 'Erection of a light industrial development comprising 4 individual buildings providing 24 separate units with parking and landscaping'. Approval was given and confirmed on appeal, despite being contrary to policy, on the basis of the argument made by the applicants that there was a shortage of modern industrial premises of high quality and that this amounted to an overriding need. A case was made by a local agent that occupants for the units could be quickly found. - 3.2 In 2015 a subsequent application was submitted PA 15/00198/B for a variation of condition 10 of the approved light industrial use to allow for research and development uses. This was approved subject to conditions.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY Area Plans and Land-use Designation

• - Braddan Local Plan 1991 - 'open space'
• - Draft Area Plan for the East - 'Industrial'

4.1 It is most relevant to consider The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 which makes clear that the only considerations which can be applied to applications made under them are in the interests of amenity and public safety. In the case of amenity, such things as the general characteristics of the area need to be taken into account along with the presence of any features of historic, architectural, cultural or similar interest and the public safety should consider the safety of any person using a road, railway, tramway, harbour or aerodrome including the obscuration of any traffic sign or similar. - 4.2 In addition to The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 we may also consider General Policy 8 Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 that refers to the display of advertisements within our towns and villages: - 4.3 General Policy 8: "Within rural areas the display of external advertisements will be permitted only where:

• (a) they are located on or directly next to the premises to which they relate;
• (b) they do not detract from the appearance of either the immediate area or the landscape;
• (c) they are normally constructed of traditional materials unless the nature of the display or location would render such materials inappropriate;
• (d) any illumination, which will be permitted only where it is essential, is kept to a minimum and is so hooded as to prevent undesirable escape of light;
• (e) they are located so as not to cause a highway safety hazard; and
• (f) any illumination will not have an adverse effect on areas of ecological value."

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the government's website. This report contains summaries only. Braddan Parish Commissioners

• o No comments received at the time of writing the report (dated 10/07/2018) Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
• o DNO - Do not oppose (dated 05/06/2018)

• Neighbours' views
• o No comments received.

- 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 Both areas of signage are considered to be acceptable in terms of form and finish, and are appropriately sized to ensure they do not overwhelm the front elevation of the units. The signs are not illuminated and their location within the courtyard of the existing units is not expected to cause any highway safety hazards. The signs are fixed to the building on which they relate and do not detrimentally affect public safety or general amenity. The application is considered to comply with The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 and General Policy 8 and is therefore recommended for approval. - 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 The proposal is considered acceptable in accordance with The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 and GP8 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 18.07.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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