8 September 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Hooded Ram, 7, Clinches Court, North Quay, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4lh
The proposal involves installing non-illuminated signage with individual acrylic letters forming the dental practice name and a two-tone acrylic emblem on the existing signage panel above the ground-level shop front of Unit 7 Clinches Court, a two-storey commercial unit in a late 1980s mixed-use development.
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The officer assessed the signage's impact on amenity and public safety as the key issues. The design was judged appropriate in scale and form for the premises, not adversely affecting the surrounding …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or locality amenity. Officer assessed signage as appropriate scale/form, not harming townscape or amenity.
Strategic Policy 4
Proposals must protect or enhance Conservation Areas. Officer found signage protects the setting of the Douglas North Quay Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 35
Development in Conservation Areas must preserve or enhance character/appearance, considering special character. Combined with PPS 1/01 and Act S18; officer judged proposal preserves Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 37
Permits advertisements in Conservation Areas only if preserving/enhancing area, appropriate style, traditional materials (excluding glossy/reflective), no illuminated box signs. Acrylic letters accepted despite not traditional, as not glossy/reflective and suitable to modern site context.
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.
do not oppose the application, but advise a licence may be necessary for positioning of equipment and materials in the highway
no objections to the application
All three statutory consultees (Douglas Borough Council, DOI Highways Division, and DOI Flood Risk Management Division) have no objections to the signage installation at Shop 7 Clinches Court, Douglas.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that a licence may be necessary for the positioning of equipment and materials in the highway.; DNO
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionDNO
