DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 24/01005/D Applicant: Tesco Proposal: Installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage (retrospective) Site Address: Supermarket The Village Walk 4 Birchleigh Terrace Onchan Isle Of Man IM3 4EA Planning Officer: Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 30.09.2024 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. 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. This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposal is not considered to harm the character of the area. It is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6 of the Strategic Plan. Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the documents and drawing no. 0800, 0805, 0811, 0812 and 0813 which have been received on 2 September 2024. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

None ___________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is Supermarket, The Village Walk, 4 Birchleigh Terrace, Onchan.

2.0 The PROPOSAL

2.1 The application seeks retrospective approval for the installation of illuminated and nonilluminated signage. - 2.2 The signage is a painted red-blue logo of "TESCO" with lights installed above. The proposal also includes a store directory and glass decoration on the front entrance.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There is no previous application considered materially relevant to this application.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY Site Specific - 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Predominantly Residential in the Area Plan for the East. Strategic Policy - 4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:

• o General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g)
• o General Policy 6
• o General Policy 7

PPS and NPD

4.3 There is no planning policy statement or national policy directive that is considered materially relevant to this application.

5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Strategy and Guidance - 5.1 There is no strategy or guidance considered materially relevant to this application.

6.0 REPRESENTATION - 6.1 Onchan District Commissioners has not commented at the time of the report (24.09.2024). - 6.2 DoI Highway Services states there is no highway interest in this application (09.09.2024).

7.0 ASSESSMENT Elements of Assessment - 7.1 The key considerations in the determination of the application are its impact on the character and appearance of the Area. - 7.2 The advertisement relates to the company occupying the building. The illumination is traditional so its impact is low. The signage and its illumination are considered to be of a standard design and materials and relate well to the building and site on which they are to be displayed and fit within the building itself.

8.0 CONCLUSION - 8.1 The proposal is not considered to harm the character of the area. It is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6 of the Strategic Plan. Therefore, it is recommended for an approval.

9.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 9.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 (As Amended), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• o The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;

• o Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material;
• o The local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated.
• o the Highways, Ports and Railways divisions of the Department of Infrastructure.

9.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than those explicitly listed above) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status. _____________________________________________________________________

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 and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded interested person status and/or rights to appeal.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 01.10.2024 Determining Officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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