24 April 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Sarah Corlett)
Matthew James Ltd, Athol Garage Building, Balthane Road, Balthane, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2af
Athol Garage, a car sales and repair business in the Balthane Industrial Estate, sought consent to remove existing directional signage, dealership name, Nissan logo, and a south-east elevation sign, and install a new internally illuminated box fascia sign (8000mm long x 1200mm tall with 'NISSAN' in 600mm red letters an…
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The officer assessed the proposal under the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, limiting considerations to amenity and public safety, and relevant Strategic Plan policies.
General Policy 2
Requires development in line with zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, not adversely affect landscape/townscape/amenity/character, provide safe access, and avoid unacceptable road safety effects. Officer assessed signage as respecting industrial site, no adverse amenity/character/road safety impacts.
General Policy 6
Permits advertisements in towns/villages if high design/material standard relating to building/site, in keeping with area, and no highway hazard. Officer found position/design/materials in keeping with industrial building and no highway issues.
General Policy 7
Permits advertisements only on sites/buildings to which they relate. Signage relates directly to the Nissan dealership use at Athol Garage.
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 lighting
The sign(s) hereby granted consent shall not be lit by an intermittent source. Reason: In the interests of amenity and/or public safety.
no objection
Do not oppose
Malew Parish Commissioners and DOI Highways Division both have no objection to the illuminated signage at Athol Garage.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionI can confirm that Malew Parish Commissioners have no objection to the following Planning Applications.; 20/00178/D | Athol Garage Balthane | Erection of illuminated signage
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 10 Mar 20; Highway Services Comment made: Do not oppose
