12 April 2016 · Interim Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Isle Of Man Post Office, Castletown Post Office, The Parade, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lg
The site is the Co-op Store on The Parade in Castletown, a three-storey registered building (No.32) within the Castletown Conservation Area, adjacent to another registered building and near Castle Rushen.
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The officer noted the proposal is 'extremely small in scale' and would 'revitalise the existing signage by replacing somewhat tired and faded examples with newer versions of what is ostensibly a very …
General Policy 6
Requires advertisements in towns/villages to be high design standard, relate well to building/site, not detract from area, and not cause highway hazards. Officer assessed the replacement signs as meeting these tests due to their identical nature to existing, non-illuminated design, and Highway Services confirmation of no safety issues.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special character. The minor signage replacements were deemed not to harm the building's architectural/historic interest, given the small scale and retention/repainting of existing elements.
Environment Policy 37
Permits advertisements in Conservation Areas if they preserve/enhance the area, use appropriate style/traditional materials (excluding glossy/reflective or illuminated box signs). Given greater weight than GP6; officer found the vinyl/timber signs appropriate to the character, revitalising faded signage without detriment.
Time limit for commencement
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 highway implications
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application for erection of signage at Co-op Store, Castletown.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 21-03-2016; Code definition: NHI - No highways interest
