5 December 2016 · Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Bridge Bookshop, 62, Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1aj
The proposal involves painting a 4.5m wide by 0.9m high sign in black Georgia font on a white wooden background above the existing shop front window and entrance at a three-storey mid-terraced retail unit in Ramsey Town Centre.
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The officer assessed the main issues as the impact of the signage on the character of the area, existing building, and street scene.
General Policy 2
Requires development in town centres to respect site and surroundings in siting, scale, form, design, and not adversely affect townscape character or local amenity. The officer found the signage respects the townscape, complements the façade, and causes no amenity harm.
General Policy 6
Permits external advertisements in towns if high design standard, relate well to building/site, in keeping with area, and no highway hazard. The signage was assessed as meeting all these tests exactly, with high standard design relating well and no detraction from surroundings.
General Policy 7
Restricts advertisements to sites/buildings they relate to. The sign directly relates to the bookshop unit, so compliant.
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 objection to the application
Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection to the installation of non-illuminated signage at 62 Parliament Street, Ramsey.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners considered the above application at their meeting on Wednesday 16th November, 2016 and have no objection to the proposal.
