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Application No.: 19/00365/D Applicant: Heron & Brearley Ltd Proposal: Installation of signage (in association with 19/00367/CON) Site Address: Castle Arms Hotel The Quay Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LD Planning Officer: Mr Nick Salt Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 21.05.2019 _________________________________________________________________
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
Reason: To preserve the character and appearance of the Registered Building and wider Conservation Area.
This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 28th March 2019:
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1.1 the application site is Castle Arms Hotel (The Glue Pot), located on the quay in Castletown. The existing property is a Registered Building (no.25) and forms part of the wider Conservation Area of Castletown. - 1.2 The existing building is a traditional Manx property with a double pitch arrangement. Its front and rear elevations face towards the harbour and Castle Rushen. There is existing signage on three of the elevations with down lights providing illumination. There is a lighting strip which illuminates "The Castle Arms" sign on the street facing elevation.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Proposed is the replacement of the two "The Castle Arms" signs on the Harbour and Castel Street elevations with text signage covering roughly the same area of the walls and illuminated as per the existing signage. The new signage would feature red castle logos at either side of the text. - 2.2 On the side elevation, the current signage is to be replaced with signage "The Glue Pot" with a larger red castle logo and "est.1750" underneath - slightly larger overall than the existing sign. - 2.3 All signage proposed would be in painted 19mm PVC foam board mechanically fixed with hidden fixings to project 20mm from the wall.
3.1 Registered Building Consent and Planning Approval were both given for the installation of external steps to the side elevation of the Castle Arms Hotel (18/01138/CON, 18/01137/GB). - 3.2 This application for express consent is being considered alongside an application for Registered Building Consent for the same works (19/00367/CON).
4.1 The site is within an area of Mixed Use on the Area Plan for the South. The site also lies within the Castletown Conservation Area and, as noted, both the application site and its adjoining neighbouring building is Registered. In fact, a number of buildings in the area, which sits nearby Castle Rushen, are also Registered. - 4.2 With this in mind, it is considered that the relevant policies of the Strategic Plan are General Policy 6 and Environment Policies 32 and 37. - 4.3 General Policy 6 reads: "Within our towns and villages, the display of external advertisements will be permitted on the site or building to which they relate provided they:
4.4 Environment Policy 32 states: "Extensions or alterations to a Registered Building which would affect detrimentally its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest will not be permitted." - 4.5 Environment Policy 37 reads as follows: "As a general policy, advertisements within Conservation Areas will be permitted only if:
It is considered that EP37 should carry much greater weight than GP6 though both are valuable to be considered together.
5.1 DoI Highway Services have stated that they have no highways interest in this application (16.04.19). - 6.0 ASSESSMENT
6.1 Traditional materials are always to be welcomed when advertisements are proposed for sensitive locations such as the application site. In this case, the use of PVC would not be a traditional material. However, the signage overall is considered to be more sympathetic to the appearance of the building and the street scene - being 'lower key' and contemporary whilst retaining the traditional character and appearance of the building itself. There would be no additional usage of illumination on the signage, and it would project just 20mm from the wall thus not appearing bulky from a side-on view.
6.2 From the perspectives of the Harbour and Castle Street, there would be very little impact on the overall appearance of the historic centre of Castletown. It is considered that the proposal is appropriate for the area and the building and complies with Environment Policy 37. - 7.0 CONCLUSION
7.1 The proposal is in compliance with the relevant Development Plan policies. Accordingly, it is recommended that Express Consent be issued. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013, the following persons are automatically interested persons:
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.
Decision Made : Permitted Date: 23.05.2019 Determining officer
Signed : S CORLETT Sarah Corlett Principal Planner
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