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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Application No. : 24/00215/D Applicant : Michael Commissioners Proposal : Village Noticeboard Site Address : Rhencullen Parking Area Orrisdale Road Orrisdale Kirk Michael Isle Of Man

Planning Officer: Vanessa Porter Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level :

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 19.04.2024 __

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

C 2. Should the signboard be no longer used or required for these purposes then the posts and board shall be removed with three months of the sign no longer being used.

Reason: to protect the locality from unwarranted advertisements.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The installation of the non-illuminated signage on the site complies with The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 and is also in accordance with General Policy 6 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Plans/Drawings/Information; This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 4th March 2024; o Drawing No. 1084.02

This decision also relates to a site photo with annotation dated 2nd April 2024.

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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons None

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Officer’s Report

THE SITE 1.1 The application site is located within the Rhencullen Parking Area, which is a small car parking area just off where Orrisdale Road meets Main Road. The specific point in question is situated to the North West of the car park, directly prior to the stairs which go onto the historic Railway Line.

THE PROPOSAL 2.1 The current planning application seeks approval for the installation of a lockable glass cabinet which is to have a width of 1.4m, with a depth of approximately 0.4m, and an overall height of 2.2m. The cabinet is to have Michael Distract Commissioners written above the lockable space which is to measure 1m by 1.2m.

2.2 The current proposal is one of four boards which are proposed within Kirk Michael and are proposed to provide information upon community matters.

PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 Whilst there have been applications proposed upon the site, these are more to do with the existing Fire Station and are not relevant in the assessment of this application.

3.2 It should be noted that the following applications have been submitted at the same time for noticeboards within the Kirk Michael area; PA24/00212/D - Adjacent Old Railway Track, Fire and Rescue Station, Station Road - Pending PA24/00213/D - Site adjacent to Commissioners Offices, Main Road - Pending PA24/00214/D - Car Park, Main Road, Kirk Michael - Pending

PLANNING POLICY 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as "Not for Development" on the 1982 Development Map - North Map.

4.2 Minded of the nature of the proposal being a standalone signboard providing information for the specific Michael community, the most relevant policy in the determination would be General Policy 2 which sets out general development standards, General Policy 6 which sets out what is expected of external advertisements and General Policy 7 which sets out that the display of adverts must be in relation to the site they are situated upon.

4.3 This is then followed by The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 which makes clear that the only considerations which can be applied to applications under them are in the interests of protecting amenity and public safety.

REPRESENTATIONS 5.1 The following representations can be found in full online, below is a short summary;

5.2 DOI Highway Services have considered the application and state, "After reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking." (11.03.24)

5.3 No comments have been received from Michael Commissioners at the time of writing this report.

ASSESSMENT 6.1 The main issues with regards to the proposed noticeboard is the impact that the proposal would have on the amenity and public safety of the locality and character of the overall streetscene.

6.2 The proposed noticeboard is modest in size and height, which means that it will be readable by a variety of users and would be an interest within the locality rather than an intrusion to the

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enjoyment of the area and will have information situated within it which will be specific to the Michael area.

6.3 The sign does not contain any illumination and is set back a sufficient distance from the highway so as to limit any highway visibility or safety issues and would not create a distraction to road users, as such the proposal meets the general standards set out in The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013.

CONCLUSION 7.1 It is considered that the size, scale, siting and design of the signs are acceptable and relates to the proposed location. The noticeboards would have no adverse visual or amenity harm to the public or public safety and would provide a community facility. As such the application would accord with The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, as well as meeting with the principles of General Policies 6 and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

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: (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested; (c) Persons to whom notice has been given under regulation 10(3)(a)(i) (d) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material; (e) The Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (f) The Ports Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (g) The operator of the railway or tramway; and (h) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

8.2 The Planning Committee must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status. __

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Acting Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 24.04.2024

Determining officer

Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan

Acting Head of Development Management

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