8 April 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Unit 18a, Snugborough Trading Estate, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4lg
Cu-Plas Callow (IOM) Limited applied to install a 2.4m wide by 2.3m high non-illuminated timber sign with blue acrylic sheet and directional arrow on a small grass verge adjacent to the communal entrance sign at Snugborough Trading Estate, an industrial area in Braddan.
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The officer noted that the sign is not located on the site or building to which it relates, directly failing General Policy 7 which states that advertisements on sites or buildings other than those to…
General Policy 6
GP6 permits advertisements within towns and villages on the site or building to which they relate if they are of high design standard, in keeping with the area, and do not cause highway hazards. The officer assessed the proposal as contrary to GP6(b) because, despite acceptable design and no highway issues, the siting and scale would detract from the surrounding area through accumulation of clutter on the verge, harming visual amenity in the industrial estate setting.
General Policy 7
GP7 states that display of external advertisements on sites or buildings other than those to which they relate will not generally be permitted. The sign was on a communal grass verge at the estate entrance, not on the applicant's Cu-Plas unit site, leading to clear non-compliance with no mitigating factors outweighing this policy test.
Do Not oppose - sign does not affect visibility and there are no highway issues expected.
Braddan Commissioners objected to the signage due to existing communal signage and visual impact, while DOI Highways Division did not oppose.
Key concern: adding another large sign in this area would be unsightly
Braddan Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners wished to object to this application as they have already provided a communal sign at the entrance to the Trading Estate in an attempt to cut down on the amount of signage at the entrance to the estate. They believe that adding another large sign in this area would be unsightly.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 05.02.2020
