20 April 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
8-12, Main Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1as
The proposal involves installing permanent illuminated signage measuring approximately 15.9m x 0.45m, constructed from plate printed metal case with front-lit illumination, displaying red text with white lettering for Kestrel Insurance Services Ltd on the front of their premises in a mixed-use area.
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The officer assessed the signage as appropriate for a mixed-use area already featuring offices and retail, concluding it is 'not considered to be unusual or generally unreasonable'.
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity, character, highway safety. Officer found signage accords with zoning and these tests in mixed-use area, no adverse impacts on amenity or roads.
General Policy 6
Permits advertisements in towns/villages if high design/materials standards, relate well to building/site, in keeping with area, no highway hazard. Assessed as meeting all criteria: design acceptable, appropriate to property/business, no detriment to area or safety.
Standard advertisement maintenance and safety
(a) The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. (b) 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. (c) Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a safe condition. (d) Where an advertisement is required under these Regulations to be removed, the removal shall be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the Department. (e) 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. (f) 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 location plan and signage detail date stamped the 2nd March 2009.
Illumination hours
In the interest of general amenity the signage may only be illuminated between 08:00 and 21:00 in any one day.
Do not oppose
Recommend approved for planning purposes only, subject to the sign being switched off at 10.00pm (hours condition)
