Decision Notice
Align4Life Dr Neil Thompson 1 Lake Road Douglas Douglas IM1 5AF
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act, and subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Align4Life, Ref 24/91358/D, for the Installation of illuminated signage board at 1 Lake Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 5AF for the following reason(s):
- The proposal, digital size due to its location, height, size and nits would have a detrimental impact on the outlook of the principle rooms of apartment No.'s 5, 13, 14, and especially to apartment No. 6, which only has two windows facing North for their outlook from their principle room. As such, the proposal is deemed to have a light pollution impact to the above apartments above and beyond what would normally be in situ and with this in mind the proposal would not be considered to comply with General Policy 2 (g) and Environment Policy 22 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
Date of Issue: 9th June 2025
J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control
Guidance Note
This decision was made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority delegated to them.
This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.
A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which informed the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via https://pbc.gov.im/onlineapplications/)
A determination to refuse planning approval does not have effect —
- if an appeal is submitted until the appeal is determined or withdrawn; or
- if no appeal is submitted, until the time within which an appeal may be submitted has expired (21 days from the date of this notice).
Appeal Any appeal must be in writing, include the appropriate fee and be submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice.
Guidance on how to appeal is available at gov.im/howtoappeal
