16 August 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
19-21, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1et
Santander Financial Services sought consent to replace existing rectangular signs above the front doors of Ioma House, a four-storey commercial building, with two halo-illuminated aluminium signs reading 'Santander International' in red (one above an entrance, one between first and second floors), a projecting round-sq…
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The officer assessed the proposal against the statutory test for Conservation Areas, finding it would preserve or enhance the character as the signage would stand out but provide a better presentation…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect amenity or character; no unacceptable road safety effect; consider safety/security and energy. Officer found proposal complies as signage respects the commercial building in busy town centre without amenity or safety issues.
General Policy 6
Permits external advertisements in towns if high design standard, relate well to building/site, in keeping with area, no highway hazard. Assessed as acceptable due to quality aluminium halo-illumination in red, relating to modern building, neutral area impact, and Highway Services no-objection.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas only if preserving/enhancing character and protecting special features. Proposal passes statutory test with neutral impact on non-historic building, better than existing signage.
Environment Policy 37
Permits advertisements in Conservation Areas if preserving/enhancing area, appropriate style, traditional materials (no glossy/reflective), exclude internally illuminated box/projecting box signs. Halo-illumination and projecting logo sign accepted as appropriate style without prohibited features.
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 objection (01.04.2022)
does not oppose; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking; digital screen should meet public safety requirements on brightness, moving images and fail-safe mechanisms (20.07.2022)
Highway Services HDC has no objection to application 22/00264/D subject to conditions on the digital screen for public safety; Douglas Borough Council has no objections; DEFA Assistant Registered Buildings Officer has no objections to related amendments.
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking on conditions being applied to the proposed digital screen to meet public safety requirements, such as on brightness, moving images and fail save mechanisms.; The Applicant is advised that highway licences may be necessary for the use of the highway during works.; Highways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 14 July 2022 and makes no further comment to the response dated 31 March 2022
Conditions requested: conditions being applied to the proposed digital screen to meet public safety requirements, such as on brightness, moving images and fail save mechanisms
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
DEFA Assistant Registered Buildings Officer
No ObjectionWe have no objections to the scheme as now proposed in terms of its impact on the character of the conservation area.
