15 January 2016 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance)
Ocean Ford, Isle Of Man Business Park, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4wd
The proposal involves installing an internally illuminated 4.3m high totem sign on the grass verge boundary, a 2.2m high chrome entrance marker on the northwest building elevation, and a 4.8m long internally illuminated sign on the northeast elevation at Ocean vehicle dealership.
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The signage is associated with the site and reflects its vehicle dealership use, making it acceptable in principle. Building signs display company name and opening hours without causing signage clutte…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect landscape, amenity, highway safety, or traffic. Officer assessed signage as compliant due to appropriate scale, design, positioning 4m from road, low illumination not harming amenity or safety, and fitting the business park character.
General Policy 6
Permits advertisements relating to the site if high design standard, in keeping with area, and not causing highway hazard. Signs deemed high quality, relating well to building and dealership use, not detracting from area, and safe with 4m setback and controlled illumination.
General Policy 7
Restricts off-site advertisements. All proposed signs relate directly to the dealership site and buildings, 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.
Totem setback and visibility
The roadside totem sign hereby granted consent must not be sited within the visibility sightlines of any junction or accesses and must be set back a minimum of 2 metres from the road edge. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
No intermittent illumination
The two illuminated signs hereby granted consent shall not be lit by an intermittent source. Reason: In the interests of amenity, public safety and highway safety.
no objection
do not oppose subject to all signage set a minimum of 2 metres back from the edge of the carriageway as to not interfere with visibility splays
Braddan Parish Commissioners raised no objections to the application. DOI Highways do not oppose subject to a condition that signage be set a minimum of 2 metres back from the carriageway edge.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionIt was unanimously resolved that the Commissioners had no objections to the following Planning Applications:-; **PA15/01345/D** - Citroen UK - Erection of illuminated & non illuminated signage - Ocean, IOM Business Park, Cooil Road, Braddan.
DOI Highways
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; DNOC on 21.12.15; All signage must be set a minimum of 2 metres back from the edge of the carriageway as to not interfere with visibility splays
Conditions requested: All signage must be set a minimum of 2 metres back from the edge of the carriageway as to not interfere with visibility splays
