10 June 2014 · Committee
Rileys Garden Centre, Cooil Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 2af
This application sought advertisement consent for the erection of illuminated signage at Eden Park, a mixed-use site on Cooil Road, Braddan, incorporating a garden centre, industrial storage building, and offices. The site is bounded by countryside on most sides, with Spring Valley Industrial Estate lying across Cooil Road to the northeast. The main planning considerations were the visual effect of the proposed signage on the area and its impact on the setting of Ballapaddag Farmhouse. The officer recommended approval with conditions, and the Planning Committee agreed, granting express consent to H. Richmond Ltd on 10 June 2014. Consent was issued subject to seven conditions.
The Planning Committee granted express consent for the illuminated signage. The key planning considerations were the effect of the signage on the surrounding area and its potential impact on the setting of Ballapaddag Farmhouse. Consent was issued subject to seven conditions.
General Policy 8
Within rural areas the display of external advertisements will be permitted only where:
General Policy 8: Within rural areas the display of external advertisements will be permitted only where: (a) they are located on or directly next to the premises to which they relate; (b) they do not detract from the appearance of either the immediate area or the landscape; (c) they are normally constructed of traditional materials unless the nature of the display or location would render such materials inappropriate; (d) any illumination, which will be permitted only where it is essential, is kept to a minimum and is so hooded as to prevent undesirable escape of light; (e) they are located so as not to cause a highway safety hazard; and (f) any illumination will not have an adverse effect on areas of ecological value. 6.7 Public Art 6.7.1 Our environment is improved by the provision of works of art in public places, particularly if that art reflects the cultural traditions or history of a particular area. 6.7.2 The Department will support the inclusion of such artwork in development proposals, and will expect such inclusion within major proposals. Artwork may take the form of public sculpture, s uch as the recently erected statues of T. E. Brown and Sir William Hillary in Douglas, or may be incorporated into features such as friezes, railings or landscaping. Commissions to locally based artists would be particularly welcome.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
There shall be no external lighting of the development hereby approved other than in accordance with the lighting shown on the approved drawings.
Condition 3
Details of the proposed lighting units, the strength of lighting proposed for them and hooding proposed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority prior to any lighting being installed on the site. Such lighting shall be installed and retained in accordance with those approved details.
Condition 4
Notwithstanding the photomontage imagery submitted as part of the application, no approval is given or inferred for the text contained therein or the uses implied.
Condition 5
The signage hereby granted consent shall, where illuminated, not be illuminated by an intermittent source.
Condition 6
The signage shall not be illuminated except between 6.30am and 10.30pm.
Condition 7
All other signage within the application site that fronts Cooil Road shall be removed within one week of the signage hereby granted consent being erected.
