20 October 2020 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Land Between The Smithy And New Access Road, Isle Of Man Business Park, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4wd
Celton Manx Ltd applied to install a freestanding non-illuminated direction sign (1.3m wide x 1.2m high) on aluminium posts with slats painted white and black, located on a grass verge between The Smithy and the new access road in the Isle of Man Business Park to help visitors navigate to multiple businesses.
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The officer assessed the proposal primarily against the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, which limit considerations to amenity and public safety.
General Policy 6
Requires advertisements in towns/villages to be high standard design relating well to the site/building, in keeping with surroundings, and not causing highway hazards. The officer found the design good quality and not harmful to amenity or safety but noted it would not relate well to the display site.
General Policy 7
Prohibits advertisements not on the site/building to which they relate. The sign is off-site (directional for multiple businesses), conflicting with this policy, but was approved due to primacy of the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013.
Control of Advertisement Regulations 2005
Limits assessment to amenity (characteristics of area, historic features) and public safety (road users, no obscuration of signs). The proposal met these tests as it caused no undue impact on highway safety or visual amenity.
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.
The proposal is acceptable in highway terms and unlikely to cause a distraction and adding driver way finding. It must be positioned as indicated outside of the public road limits. Accordingly, the proposal is unlikely to cause highway safety or network efficiency issues, allowing Highway Services to raise no opposition subject to conditions for the sign and its installation according with the submitted drawings.
no objection to the application
Braddan Parish Commissioners raised no objection to the application. Highways Division raised no objection subject to the sign being positioned as shown on submitted drawings and outside public road limits.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No Objectionthey had no objection to the following planning applications:; - PA20/00722/D - Installation of information sign - Land between the Smithy and new access road, IOM Business Park, Braddan
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionThe proposal is acceptable in highway terms and unlikely to cause a distraction and adding driver way finding.; It must be positioned as indicated outside of the public road limits.; Accordingly, the proposal is unlikely to cause highway safety or network efficiency issues, allowing Highway Services to raise no opposition subject to conditions for the sign and its installation according with the submitted drawings.; Recommendation: DNOC
Conditions requested: sign and its installation according with the submitted drawings; positioned as indicated outside of the public road limits
