16 March 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Sarah Corlett)
Happy Days Motors, Westmoreland Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4aq
The proposal involves vinyl window stickers on the front elevation displaying wording and stock photographs, a large 17.3m x 0.9m SPAR sign on the front, and a smaller 1m x 1.5m illuminated powder-coated aluminium SPAR sign on the side.
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The officer determined that the signage complies with the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013, which limit considerations to amenity and public safety, and with General Policies 2, 6, and 7 of …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character of landscape/townscape or amenity of residents/locality. Officer assessed signage as minimalistic with no new visual or amenity impacts in the mixed-use streetscene.
General Policy 6
Permits external advertisements in towns if high standard design, relate well to building/site, in keeping with area, no highway hazard. Signage found to meet these tests due to its design, relation to SPAR retail use, and lack of safety issues.
General Policy 7
Restricts advertisements not relating to the site/building. Proposal relates directly to the on-site SPAR retail use, previously approved.
Time limit
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.
No Highways Interest
no objection
Douglas Borough Council, Highways Division, and Flood Risk Management Division all raised no objections to application 21/00012/D for installation of signage and window vinyls at Diamond House, Westmoreland Road, Douglas.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; After reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionNFRMI; No Flood Risk Management interest
