Decision Notice
Mr Timothy Groves Berk Farmhouse Peel Road Kirk Michael IM6 1AP
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Carrera Digital Ltd, Ref 16/00950/D, for the Erection of an advertising board at 7 - 17 Wellington Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 2PQ for the following reason(s):
- The application seeks consent for a digital hoarding to display generic advertisements unrelated to the building upon which it is to be attached. The proposal would display a variety of changing digital images giving rise to unwarranted clutter that would detract from the appearance of the area and be contrary to General Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
Date of Issue: 16th January 2017
Director of Planning and Building Control
Guidance Note
This decision was made by the Director of Planning and Building Control in accordance with the authority delegated to her in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.
This decision refers only to that applied for under the The Town and Country (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013.
Whilst a copy of the Officer’s report is included alongside this notice, any wider correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.
https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom
Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.
Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:
- Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £170);
- The reasons for making the appeal; and
- An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.
An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/
If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.
PleasenotethatifthecountercopyoftheapplicationisnotcollectedwithinTHIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyedwithoutfurthernotice.
