15 October 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Simcocks Ltd, Ridgeway House, Ridgeway Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1el
The proposal involves applying grey frostings with black company name lettering to the lower portions of seven ground floor windows (three on the west elevation and four on the north), installing two acrylic sign boards (600mm x 300mm) either side of the principal entrance on the west elevation fixed with metallic stan…
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The officer assessed the proposal against Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, requiring special regard to preserving the registered building's special interest, setting, and features…
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires special regard to desirability of preserving the building or its setting or features of special architectural or historic interest. Officer judged frostings, signs, and swing sign removal cause no harm due to appropriate size, form, style, design, and siting, preserving special interest.
Designation of conservation areas
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character or appearance. Proposals judged to preserve character as size and style appropriate for location on registered building.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance fabric and setting of Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas. Signs and frostings in form and style that protect and preserve the registered building, its setting, and Conservation Area character.
Environment Policy 32
Extensions or alterations to Registered Building affecting its special interest not permitted. Special interest protected and preserved by position, size, and style of frostings and signs.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. Installation preserves character and appearance; no adverse effect on surrounding townscape.
Environment Policy 37
Advertisements in Conservation Areas permitted if preserving/enhancing area, appropriate style, traditional materials preferred, excluding glossy/reflective/illuminated signs. Acrylic accepted due to size/design/siting despite material preference.
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 objections to the application
Douglas City Council has no objections to application 24/01041/CON and several other listed applications.
Douglas City Council
No ObjectionDouglas City Council has no objections.; 24/01041/CON Registered building consent for installation of non-illuminated signage - RB226 (in association with application 24/01044/D)
