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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Application No. : 20/01293/D Applicant : Dean Wood Estate Agents Proposal : Installation of both illuminated and non-illuminated signage Site Address : 60 Parliament Street Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1AJ
Planning Officer: Mrs Vanessa Porter Photo Taken : 16.12.2020 Site Visit : 16.12.2020 Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 11.01.2021 __
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 considered to comply with the Advertisement Regulations 2013 and General Polices 2, 6 and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
Plans/Drawings/Information; This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 17th November 2020: o Drawing No. 001 o Drawing No. 002. o Drawing No. 100 o Drawing No. 115 __
Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
None __
Officer’s Report
THE APPLICATION SITE
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1.1 The application site is 60 Parliament Street which is a property within the main Ramsey Town Centre. The property is two storeys and situated between a three storey building and a four storey building.
1.2 To the ground floor level is a pedestrian cut through (Collins Lane) which runs directly past the property and acts as a passage from Parliament Street to West Quay.
THE PROPOSAL 2.1 The current planning application seeks approval to erect both illuminated and non illuminated signage to the front of the property.
2.2 To the front elevation a sign measuring 1565mm by 725mm with the signage "Deanwood.im" is to be situated centrally between the two windows on the first floor level. The signage is to be made of 5mm acrylic board and fixed with a hidden rod and locator attachments. This signage is to be illuminated by a 1565mm by 77mm fluorescent strip lighting situated above the signage in black coated aluminium.
2.3 Also proposed to the front elevation is a projecting sign which is to measure 700mm by 355mm with the signage "Deanwood.im." The signage is to be a 5mm acrylic board which will be mounted on both sides of a steel frame which will measure 855mm by 355mm. The signage will protrude 855mm in total from the property.
PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 The previous planning applications are not considered to be specifically material in the assessment of the current application.
PLANNING POLICY 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as Mixed Use, Town Centre on the Ramsey Local Plan 1998, Map 2.
4.2 The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 makes clear that the only considerations which can be applied to applications made under them are in the interests of amenity and public safety. In the case of amenity, such things as the general characteristics of the area need to be taken into account along with the presence of any features of historic, architectural, cultural or similar interest and the public safety should consider the safety of any person using a road, railway, tramway, harbour or aerodrome including the obscuration of any traffic sign or similar.
4.3 In addition to The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 we may also consider General Policies 2, 6 and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 which state:
4.4 General Policy 2 states: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;
4.5 General Policy 6 state: "Within our towns and villages, the display of external advertisements will be permitted on the site or building to which they relate provided they: (a) are of a high standard of design and materials and relate well to the building and site on which they are to be displayed; (b) are in keeping with and do not detract from the surrounding area; and (c) are located so as not to cause a highway safety hazard."
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4.6 General Policy 7 states: "Within our towns and villages, the display of external advertisements on sites or buildings other than those to which they relate will not generally be permitted."
REPRESENTATIONS 5.1 Highway Services have considered the proposal and state the following, "After reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety or network efficiency." (11.12.20).
5.2 Ramsey Town Commissioners have considered the proposal and have no objection (21.12.20).
ASSESSMENT 6.1 The fundamental issue to consider in the assessment of this planning application are the impact of the proposed signage on the character of the area, the existing building and the overall streetscene.
6.2 When looking at the proposed signage it related to the building it is to be fixed upon and is not considered to be out of keeping or at odds to the general character of the town centre location of the site.
6.3 The proposed acrylic signage and protruding signage are not considered to result in any new visual or amenity impacts beyond what would generally be expected within such a town centre location and the advertisement is not expected to cause any new highway safety issues in the area.
6.4 The proposed illuminated signage is not considered to cause a detrimental impact to public or private amenity given the existing level if lighting present within Parliament Street from public lighting and other shop illuminations.
CONCLUSION 7.1 For the above reasons the proposal is considered to comply with the Advertisement Regulations 2013 and General Polices 2, 6 and 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 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 the subject of the application is situated. o the Highways, Ports and Railways divisions of the Department of Infrastructure.
8.2 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.
Decision Made : Permitted
Date: 12.01.2021
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Determining officer
Signed : C BALMER
Chris Balmer
Principal Planner
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