DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 19/00341/D Applicant: IQ EQ Group Management (Isle Of Man) Limited Proposal: Installation of non illuminated signage Site Address: First Names House Victoria Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4DF Planning Officer: Mr Owen Gore Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 24.05.2019 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions 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.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This planning permission/decision relates to the following plans and documents: -

• Drawing No.9690-003-001 - Sheet 1 Rev A - Location Plan
• Drawing No.9690-003-002 - Sheet 1 Rev A - Site Plan
• Drawing No.9690-003-003 - Sheet 1 Rev A - Elevation & Sign Sizes Date-stamped as having been received 25 March 2019

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 SITE - 1.1 The application site is the curtilage of First Names House, Victoria Road, Douglas which accommodates a two storey detached office block.

2.0 PROPOSAL - 2.1 The proposal is for the installation of non-illuminated signage on the south west facing elevation.

3.0 PLANNING POLICY Local Area Plan - Douglas Local Plan 1998 Site Designation - 'Business Park' The following policies are particularly relevant to this proposal:Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016

• General Policy 6 (GP6) - D external advertisements within towns and villages;
• General Policy 7 (GP7) - External advertisements on sites or buildings other than those to which they relate;

In the assessment it is most relevant to consider The Control of Advertisements Regulations 2013 which makes clear that the only considerations which can be applied to applications made under them are in the interests of amenity and public safety. In the case of amenity, such things as the general characteristics of the area need to be taken into account along with the presence of any features of historic, architectural, cultural or similar interest and the public safety should consider the safety of any person using a road, railway, tramway, harbour or aerodrome including the obscuration of any traffic sign or similar

4.0 PLANNING HISTORY The previous planning applications are not considered to be specifically material in the assessment of the current application. - 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the government's website. This report contains summaries only. Douglas Borough Council

• o No Objection (dated 12 April 2019) Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
• o No comments at the time of writing Neighbours' views
• o No comments received

- 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 The fundamental issues to consider in the assessment of this current planning application are the impacts of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area. - 6.2 In respect of the proposed impact of signage on the building and surrounding area, it is considered that the design and style of the signage is a relatively modest and would be an acceptable form of advertising as it will not have an undue impact on the building and is judged to enhance the character of the property. It is not considered to harm public or private

amenity and has no impact on highway safety. The signage is considered to be appropriate to the building and could be removed without damage to the building.

- 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 The proposal is considered acceptable in accordance with the designation within the Local Area Plan and the appropriate policies within the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 Article 6(4), 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) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 28.05.2019 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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