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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Application No. : 20/00850/D Applicant : Sandpiper CI Ltd Proposal : Installation of illuminated signage and non-illumated signage Site Address : Victory House Prospect Hill Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1EQ
Planning Officer: Mr Peiran Shen Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 17.09.2020 __
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.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. This application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6 of the Strategic Plan.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing no. 202B, 203A, 204, 205 date- stamped as having been received on 31st July 2020.
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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
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Officer’s Report
1.0 THE SITE
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1.1 The application site is the commercial curtilage of Victoria House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, a five-storey office building located on the east of Prospect Hill.
1.2 The building has two entrances. One on the north end of the building and one close to the south end of the building. Elevation of each floor of the building is consists of pebbledash render at the bottom and casement window on the top.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL
2.1 The application seeks approval for the installation of illuminated on the ground floor shopfront and the elevation above the ground floor and non-illuminated signage on the elevation of the enterance hall on the south end. The signage includes the "Apple" logo and "Center Reseller" Logo. Two "Apple" logo and one "Center Reseller" logo will be wall-mounted on the elevation above the ground floor. There will also be three lightboxes installed behind the shopfront windows.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY
3.1 There is no previous application considered materially relevant to this application.
4.0 PLANNING POLICY
4.1 In terms of the local plan, the site is designated as "Predominately Offices" in the Douglas Local Plan 1998.
4.2 In terms of strategic plan policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:
4.3 General Policy 2: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality".
4.4 General Policy 6: "Within our towns and villages, the display of external advertisements will be permitted on the site or building to which they relate provided they: (a) are of a high standard of design and materials and relate well to the building and site on which they are to be displayed; (b) are in keeping with and do not detract from the surrounding area; and (c) are located so as not to cause a highway safety hazard."
5.0 REPRESENTATION
5.1 Douglas Borough Council has no objection on this application (21/08/2020).
5.2 DoI Highway does not oppose to this application (19/08/2020).
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6.0 ASSESSMENT
6.1 The main issue to be considered in the assessment of this application is the impact of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the street scene.
6.2 The signage is still directly related to the use of the property. Therefore, it has no adversely impact on the character of the area.
7.0 CONCLUSION
7.1 For the reasons that the proposal is considered to comply with GP2 and GP6 of the Strategic Plan, it is recommended for an approval.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 (As Amended), the following persons are automatically interested persons: o The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; o Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material; o The local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated. o the Highways, Ports and Railways divisions of the Department of Infrastructure.
8.2 The decision-maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than those explicitly listed above) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status.
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.
Decision Made : Permitted
Date: 24.09.2020
Determining officer Signed : C BALMER
Chris Balmer
Principal Planner
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