Highway Response

Planning Application Response

Email: [email protected] Officer: SH

Date of Response: 19 June 2020 Date of Application: 26 May 2020 Application Reference: 20/00551/D Location: Address: 50 Athol Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1JB Description: Erection of illuminated signage Highways Comments:

The proposal is acceptable to highways with the signage unlikely to cause a distraction on meeting the standards for brightness. Accordingly, Highway Services raise no opposition subject to the following condition being applied:

Luminance Level - At no time shall the Luminance level of the signs exceed the thresholds contained within the Institute of Lighting Professionals (ILP) guidance document PLG05 - The Brightness of Illuminated Advertisements 2015 (or any subsequent amendment/replacement to this guidance). Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and highway safety.

Recommendation: DNOC

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF