2 August 2005 · Planning Committee
Grd Floor Office, Queen Victoria House, 41-43, Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2lf
The proposal involved the installation of a sign measuring 800mm x 2169mm for Manx Telecom Ltd on the facade of a ground floor office in a commercial building in Douglas town centre. The sign featured lettering and a globe symbol, constructed with specific materials as per submitted drawings.
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The Planning Committee permitted the signage in accordance with the submitted application and drawings approved on 29 July 2005, in compliance with the Local Government (Control of Advertisements) Byl…
Local Government (Control of Advertisements) Bylaws 1952
The bylaws regulate the erection of hoardings and display of advertisements, requiring compliance with approved drawings, maintenance in clean and safe condition, non-obstruction of traffic signs, and landowner permission. The officer assessed the signage against these requirements and found it compliant after addressing conservation concerns. The permission was granted explicitly in pursuance of these bylaws.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Maintenance of advertisements
Any advertisements displayed and any land used for the display of advertisements shall be maintained in a clean and tidy condition to the reasonable satisfaction of the Committee.
Structural safety
Any hoarding or similar structure or any sign, placard, board or device erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a safe condition to the reasonable satisfaction of the Committee.
Non-obstruction of traffic signs
Any advertisement hoarding shall not be sited or displayed so as to obscure or hinder the ready interpretation of any road traffic sign, railway signal or signal for the control of safety of navigation by water or air, or so as to render hazardous the use of any highway, railway or airfield.
Landowner permission
Before any advertisement is sited or displayed on any land, the permission of the owner of the land, or a person entitled to grant such permission, shall be obtained.
no views on the application, having no adverse traffic impacts
no objection to the proposal
