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Application No.: 15/00074/D Applicant: Groudle Glen Ltd Proposal: Erection of two flag poles containing Corporate Logo and Manx flag Site Address: Reception Cottage Groudle Old Road Onchan Isle Of Man IM3 2HZ Case Officer : Mr Edmond Riley Photo Taken: 03.02.2015 Site Visit: 03.02.2015 Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation
1.0 THE APPLICATION SITE - 1.1 The application site is the Reception Cottage for the Groudle Glen holiday cottages. It is a bungalow much in the style of the other buildings in the area, but is unusual in that it has a phone box sat within the grass to the building's frontage. It sits on Groudle Old Road and on a junction with a lane providing access to 13 of the holiday cottages.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Advertisement Consent is sought for the erection of a pair of flagpoles on the grassed area to the front of the property. One would display the Manx Flag, the other the fourcoloured logo and name of the company - "Groudle Glen Cottages" - in black writing, all on a white background. - 2.2 The flagpoles would both be 4m in height, while the flags would each measure 1.8m in length by 1.1m in height. - 2.3 The application has been supplemented with helpful photomontages showing a 'before' and 'after' view of the site as existing and proposed.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The site and its environs have been the subject of a number of planning applications the initial approval for the tourist units' construction being issued in 1992 - relating to alterations, extensions and the like, but none of these are considered to be of material relevance to the determination of this application for advertisement consent.
4.0 THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 4.1 In terms of local plan policy, the application site lies within an area zoned as Tourism under the Onchan Local Plan 2000 (Map No. 1). There is one policy within the written statement (Planning Circular 1/2000) that accompanies the Onchan Local Plan that is perhaps slightly relevant to the assessment of this planning application.
4.2 Policy O/TRT/P/4 states: "The Department will not oppose proposals for the improvement of facilities associated with either The Groudle Glen or Manx Electric Railways where these are appropriate in size, scale and appearance to their location and purpose." - 4.3 In terms of strategic plan policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 contains one policy that is considered specifically relevant to the assessment of this current planning application. General Policy 8 reads in full as follows: "Within rural areas the display of external advertisements will be permitted only where:
5.0 REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Onchan Commissioners have no objection (received on 04.02.2015).
6.0 ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The flagpoles and the flags they would contain would be prominent within the streetscene, and from a public highway, but would not be readily visible from the A2 coast road. As such, it is considered that their purpose is as much to identify to visitors the location of the main Reception Cottage rather than advertise the entirety of the site itself, and in this purpose they are successful. - 6.2 While they would be prominent they would not be obtrusive, and the colours and sizes are considered unlikely to have any noticeable impact on the amenity of tourists staying on the site. The flagpoles would be viewed against the backdrop of the building, while the flags themselves would sit above the roofline. As views beyond are, due to the sloping away of the land here, primarily of the sky rather than the attractive countryside of the area, it is concluded that the addition of these advertisements would not detract from the appearance of either the immediate area or the landscape.
7.0 RECOMMENDATION - 7.1 It is therefore concluded that the proposal accords with the applicable parts of General Policy 8 of the Strategic Plan, is supported by the thrust of Policy O/TRT/P/4 of the Onchan Local Plan, and it is consequently concluded that Advertisement Consent should be issued.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 In line with regulation 9(5) of the Control of Advert Regulations 2005, the following Persons are considered to have sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application to take part in any subsequent proceedings relating to the application: the applicant or, if there is one, the applicant's agent; the owner and occupier of the land the subject of the application; Highway Services, and the Local Authority in whose district the land the subject of the application sits.
Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation:
24.02.2015
Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal
C : Conditions for approval
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 consent relates to the plans, date-stamped as having been received 22nd January 2015, Ref 810/001 and 810/002.
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; 25.02.2015 Determining officer (delete as appropriate) Signed :…………………………………….. Chris Balmer Senior Planning Officer Signed :…………… S CORLETT ….. Sarah Corlett Senior Planning Officer Signed :…………………………………….. Michael Gallagher Director of Planning and Building Control Signed :…………………………………….. Jennifer Chance Head of Development Management
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