3 December 2024 · Delegated - Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Island Media Studios, Mountain View Innovation Centre, Jurby Road, Lezayre, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2eb
ZipAddress Limited applied to replace two existing non-illuminated entrance signs (each 1.55m wide by 1.04m high) with new illuminated signs (each 2.99m wide by 0.75m high) at the entrance to the Mountain View Innovation Centre, an office building in a rural location approximately 515m east of Ramsey.
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The officer concluded that by reason of their size, scale, siting and design, both signs have no adverse visual or amenity harm to the public or public safety nor adversely affect the existing buildin…
General Policy 6
Permits external advertisements within towns and villages if high standard of design and materials relating well to the building and site, in keeping with surroundings, and not causing highway safety hazard. Officer assessed signage as visually acceptable for the building and location, with no highway hazard.
General Policy 7
Permits advertisements only on the site or building to which they relate within towns and villages. Signs relate directly to the premises at the entrance.
General Policy 8
Permits advertisements in rural areas only if on or next to premises, not detracting from area or landscape, traditional materials unless inappropriate, minimal essential hooded illumination, no highway hazard, no adverse effect on ecological areas. Site is rural; signs on premises, illumination conditioned to be minimal and off outside hours to protect rural character and dark skies.
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.
Illumination hours
The signage illumination hereby approved can only be illuminated during the hours of operation of the premises and will be turned off when the building is not in use. Reason: to reflect the need for the illumination and illumination outside of the buildings opening hours would be unwarranted, and in the interest of protecting rural character and dark skies.
No intermittent lighting
The sign(s) hereby granted consent shall not be lit by an intermittent source. Reason: In the interests of amenity and/or public safety.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking providing the edge of the proposed sign is no closer to the main road as the existing signs; signs should be conditioned to have no strobe lighting or flashing type effects
No objections
Highway Services HDC does not oppose application 24/00961/D, finding no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality or parking, subject to two specific conditions.
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking providing the edge of the proposed sign is no closer to the main road as the existing signs - this should be confirmed by the Applicant.; The signs should be conditioned to have no strobe lighting or flashing type effects on permission.
Conditions requested: the edge of the proposed sign is no closer to the main road as the existing signs - this should be confirmed by the Applicant; The signs should be conditioned to have no strobe lighting or flashing type effects on permission
