31 March 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Bayqueen Hotel, The Promenade, Port St Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5nj
Hartford Homes Ltd applied to install an illuminated site sales board at Bayqueen, The Promenade, Port St Mary, to advertise an approved residential development of 23 apartments and associated facilities. The board is a regular sign with projecting lights at the bottom, related to drawing 31 Rev A.
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The officer assessed the key considerations as the impact on the character and appearance of the area and on neighbouring amenities.
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4 (a) and 5 are materially relevant. The officer assessed the illuminated board against these in the context of amenity and public safety under advertisement regulations, finding impacts acceptable with conditions limiting duration and lighting to protect character and amenities.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to respect amenity, character, and environment. The board was found not to fit the area character but acceptable temporarily with conditions to minimise impacts on surroundings, balancing sub-clauses on design, amenity, and environmental protection.
General Policy 6
General Policy 6 is relevant; applied to ensure the temporary advertisement does not unduly harm the locality's general characteristics.
Environment Policy 36
Environment Policy 36 and 38 address wildlife and environmental protection. Lighting condition mitigates impacts on wildlife, satisfying policy by restricting hours to preserve area character and amenities.
Community Policy 7
Community Policy 7 is materially relevant; officer considered neighbouring amenities, imposing conditions to limit amenity harm from lights and signage duration.
Time limit of 32 months
The site sales board hereby approved shall be for a limited period of 32 months from the date of this approval and shall be removed from site at that time and the site restored to its former state. Reason: While the site sales board is reasonable, its impact on the character of the area and neighbouring amenities should be minimised by restrict the period of existence only to when the site sales board is necessary. Discussion with the applicant has confirmed that the site sales board would need to be removed once the new residential development start to be occupied, which is expected to be around two years. An extra half years is given as a buffer.
Illumination hours restriction
The illumination should only operate outside of 22:00-6:00. Reason: in the interest of neighbouring amenities, wildlife protection and preserving the character of the area.
no objection (23.02.2023)
no highway interest (03.03.2023)
Highway Services HDC and Port St Mary Commissioners raised no objections to application 22/01552/D for an illuminated site sales board at Bay Queen, The Promenade.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.; Highways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 23 February 2023 and continues to not oppose this proposal.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 23 February 2023 and continues to not oppose this proposal.
Port St Mary Commissioners
No Objectionthe commissioners had no objections regarding the planning applications on the following: 22/01552/D - Bay Queen, The Prominade. Creation Of An Illuminated Sales Board.
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionPort St Mary Commissioners had no objections to the following planning applications: 22/01552/D - Bay Queen, the Promenade for the creation of an illuminated site sales board.
