DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 22/00864/D Applicant: Toni's Sewing Studio Proposal: Erection of two non-illuminated signs (Retrospective) Site Address: 92 Bucks Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 3AG Planning Officer: Mr Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 17.08.2022

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. This application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6 of the Strategic Plan.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the documents, location plan, site plan and a photo date stamped as having been received on 4th July 2022. _______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is the commercial curtilage of 92 Bucks Road, Douglas, a three-storey end-ofterrace building located on the southeast corner of Bucks Road and Christian Road. The ground floor is a fashion design shop.

2.0 The PROPOSAL - 2.1 This application seeks retrospective approval for the installation of two non-illuminating signages above the shopfront. - 2.2 The signages are two plastic boards both sized approx. 2m x 0.6m.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There is no previous application considered material relevant to this application.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY Site Specific - 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Predominantly Residential in the Area Plan for the East. Strategic Policy - 4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application: General Policy 2 (b), (g), (i), (m), (n). General Policy 6, 7 Community Policy 7 PPS and NPD - 4.3 There is no relevant Planning Policy Statement or National Policy Directive that applies to this application.

5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Legislation - 5.1 Section 18(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act (1999) states, "(4) Where any area is for the time being a conservation area, special attention shall be paid to the desirability of preserving or enhancing its character or appearance in the exercise, with respect to any buildings or other land in the area, of any powers under this Act". - 5.2 Regulation 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulations 2013 states that the control of advertisement is only in the interest of amenity and public safety, in particular general characteristics of the locality, the safety of any person who may use the highway and potential obscuration of any traffic sign or signals.

6.0 REPRESENTATION - 6.1 Douglas Borough Council has not commented at the time of the report (17.08.2022). - 6.2 DoI Highway Services states it does not oppose this application (27.07.2022). The comment states that there is "no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking".

7.0 ASSESSMENT - 7.1 The key considerations in the determination of the application are its impact on the terrace itself and on the character and streetscene of the area. - 7.2 The boards are not considered to negatively impact the character of the building or the streetscene. The content is also directly related to the business. Therefore, the design is considered acceptable. - 7.3 As Highway Services does not object to this proposal, it is considered that there is no impact on highway safety.

8.0 CONCLUSION - 8.1 The proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6 of the Strategic Plan. Therefore, it is recommended for an approval.

9.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 9.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 (As Amended), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• o The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• o Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material;
• o The local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated.
• o the Highways, Ports and Railways divisions of the Department of Infrastructure.

9.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than those explicitly listed above) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 19.08.2022 Determining officer Signed : J SINGLETON Jason Singleton Principal Planner

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