8 December 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Mannanan House, Market Square, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1rb
The proposal involves attaching individual built-up letters in stainless steel and acrylic to the facade of the Old Town Hall (formerly Manannan House), a three-storey Registered Building (RB 17) at the end of a terrace in Castletown's Market Square Conservation Area.
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The officer assessed the signage against policies protecting Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas, noting it must preserve or enhance the area's character using appropriate styles and tradition…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas. The officer assessed the signage as not detracting from the building's character, thus protecting its special interest.
General Policy 6
Permits advertisements in towns if high design standard, relating well to the building/site, in keeping with surroundings, and no highway hazard. The signage was found to meet all criteria, with Highway Services confirming no safety issues.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's character. The non-intrusive, removable signage was deemed not to detract from architectural or historic interest.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Areas. The proposal was assessed as complying by using appropriate non-illuminated signage.
Environment Policy 37
Permits Conservation Area advertisements if preserving/enhancing character, appropriate style, traditional materials (no glossy/reflective), and excluding internally illuminated/projecting boxes. The external halo-illumination and stainless steel/acrylic materials met all tests.
Time limit
The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent. Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.
no highway interest
