**Document:** Officer Report
**Application:** 15/00377/D — Installation of vinyl signage applied internally to glazing panels
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2015-05-14
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/5910-braddan-hsbc-house-ridgeway-street-windows/documents/917047

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# Officer Report

**Application No.:** 15/00377/D
**Applicant:** HSBC Banking PLC
**Proposal:** Installation of vinyl signage applied internally to glazing panels
**Site Address:** HSBC House Ridgeway Street Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 1ER Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett
**Expected Decision Level:** Officer Delegation

Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the curtilage of the HSBC Bank which sits on the corner of Prospect Hill and between Nelson Street and John Street in the centre of Douglas. The building is an ornate one but relatively new, having been newly constructed under the provisions of PA 94/00975/B. The building has its main entrance onto Prospect Hill where there are also Automated Telling Machines (ATMs) alongside the entrance, accessible from outside the building. THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Proposed is the installation of replacement ATMs, which is the subject of another application, PA 15/00380/B and associated vinyl signage which is the subject of the current application. The machines are very similar to the existing, one remaining slightly lower to be accessible by those in wheelchairs. The signage will be similar to the existing in content and size and the glazed panel below and above will also be replaced to accommodate the new machines. PLANNING STATUS AND POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area designated on the Douglas Local Plan of 1998 as Predominantly Offices. The site lies within the Athol Street/Victoria Street/Duke Street Conservation Area designated in 2007.

3.2 The Strategic Plan requires that development within a Conservation Area preserves or enhances the Area (Environment Policy 35). PLANNING HISTORY - 4.1 The site has been the subject of numerous applications for the installation of signage, repositioning of ATMs and alterations to the building, none of which is considered relevant to the consideration of the current application. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Douglas Borough Council indicates that they do not object to the application (11.05.15). ASSESSMENT

6.1 The proposal results in minimal change to the appearance or character to the building and involves relatively little change in terms of scale relative to the building as a whole. As such, the proposed replacement signage associated with the new ATMs is considered to have a neutral impact on the appearance and character of the area and is recommended for approval. PARTY STATUS - 7.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

- (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant’s agent;
- (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
- (c) Persons to whom notice has been given under regulation 10(3)(a)(i)
- (d) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material;
- (e) The Highways Division of the Department;
- (f) The Ports Division of the Department;
- (g) The operator of the railway or tramway; and
- (h) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation:

11.05.2015

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval

- N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal
- O : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. 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. This approval relates to drawings 90-001, PR04B, PR05 and EX04B all received on 9th April, 2015.

I confirm that this decision accords with the appropriate Government Circular delegating functions to Director of Planning and Building Control /Head of Development Management/ Senior Planning Officer.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 12.05.2015 Determining officer (delete as appropriate) Signed :…………………………………….. Chris Balmer Senior Planning Officer Signed :…………………………………….. Sarah Corlett Senior Planning Officer Signed : Michael Gallagher Michael Gallagher Director of Planning and Building Control Signed :…………………………………….. Jennifer Chance Head of Development Management

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/5910-braddan-hsbc-house-ridgeway-street-windows/documents/917047*