2 June 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Rileys Garden Centre, Cooil Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 2af
The proposal involved erecting two advertising signs on a sod bank along the northern boundary of the garden centre site to advertise the business. Each sign measures 2400mm wide by 1200mm high in a V-shape, positioned 3.5m from the road edge. The site is within an industrial-zoned area adjacent to the A24.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policies 2, 6, and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, focusing on amenity, public safety, design, and highway impact.
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect surroundings in scale, form, design; not adversely affect landscape, amenity, road safety, or habitats. Officer found signs moderate in size, 3.5m from road, limited landscape impact, no highway harm, improving on existing signs.
General Policy 6
Permits on-site advertisements in towns/villages if high design standard, in keeping with area, no highway hazard. Assessed as relating well to site, not detracting visually, sited to avoid safety issues per Highways.
General Policy 7
Restricts off-site advertisements. Proposal complies as signs relate directly to the garden centre on the same site.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Maintenance
Any advertisements displayed, and any site used for the display of advertisements, shall be maintained in a clean and tidy condition to the reasonable satisfaction of the Department.
Structural safety
Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a safe condition.
Removal
Where an advertisement is required under these Regulations to be removed, the removal shall be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the Department.
Site permission
No advertisement is to be displayed without permission of the owner of the site or any other person with an interest in the site entitled to grant permission.
Highway safety
No advertisement shall be sited or displayed so as to obscure, or hinder the ready interpretation of any traffic sign, railway or tramway signal or aid to navigation by water or air, or so as to render hazardous the use of any highway, railway, tramway, harbour or aerodrome.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the submitted Location Plan (No. 00316/1) and Photograph received on 25th February, 2009 and amended Site Plan and Drawing 01 received on 16th April, 2009.
Remove existing signs
The advertisement hereby granted consent shall not be erected until the existing signs located on the sod bank have been removed.
Do not oppose
no objection
Underground cables/overhead lines present; contact for working practices and safety
