24 September 2008 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Edinburgh Hotel, 13, Loch Promenade, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2lx
The proposal sought express consent for non-illuminated signage on canvas barriers projecting 1.8m from the building for an external seating area (widths 3.1m, 3.5m, 9m) and two awnings projecting 2.2m over the footway (widths 7.1m, 10.9m) with 2.4m ground clearance.
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The officer assessed impacts on Conservation Area character and highway safety as the main issues. For highway safety, amendments addressed independent inspector's prior concerns from refused applicat…
General Policy 2
Requires development not to have unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic movement. Assessed via setbacks ensuring pedestrian flow and no Highways objection, overcoming prior appeal concerns.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas only if preserving or enhancing character. Non-illuminated signage on canvas barriers/awnings deemed compatible with area.
Environment Policy 37
Permits advertisements in Conservation Areas if preserving character, appropriate style, traditional materials (no glossy/reflective), excluding illuminated box signs. Proposal satisfied as non-illuminated canvas on stainless steel/aluminium.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate development traffic/pedestrians safely. 2.3m footway clearance and 5.3m Villiers Lane setback deemed sufficient post-site meeting.
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 drawings
This consent relates to installation of non-illuminated signage as shown in drawing numbers 0635/C04 Rev B date stamped 12th August 2008, 0635/C02 Rev H date stamped 7th August 2008, 0635/PL20 Rev A (part superseded by Planning Officer), A1 and A2 date stamped 12th May 2008.
Do not oppose
no comment
Highways Division stated no opposition to the application, while a local business owner objected strongly citing pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, and circumvention of prior refusals.
Key concern: reduction in footway width inimical to safety of road users and pedestrians, especially disabled, near busy deliveries
Mr A.G. Hardy
ObjectionThe proposed development would be inimical to the safety and convenience of road users; this will cause issues for disabled people accessing or leaving their cars and the public passing, maybe forcing people onto the very busy road; by attempting to gain planning permission for outside seating via an application for signage is particularly underhand
Highways Division
No Objection08/00974/D | Installation of canopies and seating barriers Admidral House, 12-13 Loch Promenade, Douglas | Do not oppose
