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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Application No. : 25/00117/D Applicant : Mr John Ferris Proposal : Installation of illuminated signage Site Address : The Roundhouse Strang Corner Field Ballaoates Road Strang Douglas Isle Of Man IM4 4RE
Senior Planning Officer: Jason Singleton Photo Taken :
Site Visit : Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 01.04.2025 __
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 proposed advertisement accords with General Policies 2, 6 and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This decision relates to drawings and supporting information received on 14th February 2025
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Interested Person Status
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Officer’s Report
THE SITE 1.1 The application site identified in red is part of the newly constructed Multi-purpose community centre on Strang Corner, in Braddan. The site is adjacent to Ballaoates Road to the north-west, Nobles Hospital to the east and the A23 to the south-west. To the western corner
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of the development site is mini roundabout that connects the Strang Road (South), Mount Rule Road (North), Ballaoates Road (East) and Braddan Road (West).
THE PROPOSAL 2.1 Proposed is the Erection of one 600mm x 600mm projecting internally illuminated pharmacy 'Cross' sign and one 5500mm long x 600mm high internally illuminated 'ClearPharmacy' sign to frontage of Pharmacy unit located within The Roundhouse Community Hub at the Strang Corner Field site.
PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 23/00073/B - Erection of a children's play park. Approved. 23/00350/B - Creation of new vehicular access and amendment of parking layout. Approved. 16/00601/B - Erection of a multipurpose Community Centre incorporating Braddan Commissioners offices / headquarters with associated car parking and landscaping. Approved.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES 4.1 In terms of local plan policy, the application site is designated as "Buildings or Land for Civic, Cultural or Other Use" under the Area Plan for the East. The site is not within a Conservation Area or susceptible to flood risk.
4.2 Strategic Policy The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:
General Policy 2 (a-n) - General development considerations 6 (a-c) - signage to be high standard, in keeping, and no highways safety 7 - relevancy of the signage to the use of the building
OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS 4.3 Legislation Regulation 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulations 2013 states that the control of advertisement is only in the interest of amenity and public safety, in particular general characteristics of the locality, the safety of any person who may use the highway and potential obscuration of any traffic sign or signals.
CONSULTATIONS 5.1 DoI Highways Services - No objection (17/02/25) 5.2 Braddan commissioners had not commented at the time of writing.
ASSESSMENT 6.1 The key considerations in the determination of the application are; o the visual impact
Visual Impact 6.2 The proposed signage is of a size and scale where it would be proportionate above the two windows below and adding a degree of symmetry, the size of the font and wording in relation to the overall size of the sign would be proportionate. Furthermore, the content and its appearance is also directly related to the use of this part of the internals of the building and would be in the company's corporate colours. The internal illumination would be backlit and would illuminate the individual letters rather than the whole sign. Therefore, in this instance the proposed design of the pharmacy sign and blade sign is considered acceptable in accordance with GP2, GP6a-b, GP7.
CONCLUSION
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For the above reasons, the application is recommended for approval as it is considered the proposed signage would not harm the character of the area or the building to which it is attached and would comply with General Policy 2, General Policy 6 a,b,c; and General Policy 7 of the IOMSP and The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 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.
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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: 15.04.2025
Determining officer Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan
Principal Planner
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