Planning Officer Report Recommendations

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Officer's Report

The Site

The site Snugborough Trading Estate, Union Mills, is located along the northern side of Peel Road, southeast of Union Mills. The entrance to the Trading Estate is off Peel Road.

Planning Status

The application site is located within an area zoned as Predominately Industrial in the Braddan Local Plan.

Planning History

The following application is considered to be relevant in the consideration of this application:

PA 06/00385 – Erection of three advertising signs, Entrance to Snugborough Trading Estate, Union Mills, Isle of Man. Application refused 12th May 2006.

PA 06/00714 – Erection of four advertising signs, Entrance to Snugborough Trading Estate, Union Mills, Isle of Man. Application refused 14th September 2006.

Representations

Braddan Parish Commissioners have recommended that this application be approved. The DOT Highways Division does not oppose this application. The Disability Access Office has issued a note in relation to the application.

We have received no privately written representations.

The Proposal

The application seeks approval for the retention of 2No. signs, one located within the site at the 'Y'. This is in addition to the main group signage. The other sign is located opposite to the warehouse to which the advertising signs relate.

Assessment

This application for signage follows a recent application (PA 06/00714) which sought approval for the erection of four advertising signs at the entrance to Snugborough Trading Estate. This application was refused for the following reasons:

1. 'The erection of signage at the junction of the estate with the A1, would lead to the distraction of drivers on the adjacent highway, contrary to the interest of road safety.'
2. 'The proposed signage would have a detrimental visual impact when viewed from the adjacent Highways and would establish a precedent for further applications from traders within the estate.'

This application proposes the retention of 2No. signs, to be located at the 'Y' shaped road within the site (the first junction reached after entering the site from the main road). The other is to be located opposite to the warehouse to which the advertising signs relate. There are to be no signs at the entrance to the site as proposed in the refused planning application (PA 06/00714).

It is considered that the retention of signage proposed in this application is acceptable given that they are off the main highway and so will not cause undue distraction to passing vehicles travelling on the A1 road with a 40mph speed limit. It is therefore not considered that these signs will be of detriment to road safety.

It is also considered that the signage is not out of place within the setting of the industrial estate as there a number of signs already located for other businesses trading from the estate.

Party Status

It is considered that the following parties, who submitted comments, accord with the requirements of Planning Circular 1/06 and are therefore, afforded interested party status:

Braddan Parish Commissioners

The DOT Highways Division

Accordingly the following parties are not granted Interested Party Status:

The Disability and Access Office.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1.

a) The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. b) Any advertisements displayed, and any site used for the display of advertisements, shall be maintained in a clean and tidy condition to the reasonable satisfaction of the Department. c) Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a safe condition. d) Where an advertisement is required under these Regulations to be removed, the removal shall be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the Department. e) No advertisement is to be displayed without permission of the owner of the site or any other person with an interest in the site entitled to grant permission. f) No advertisement shall be sited or displayed so as to obscure, or hinder the ready interpretation of any traffic sign, railway or tramway signal or aid to navigation by water or air, or so as to render hazardous the use of any highway, railway, tramway, harbour or aerodrome.

C 2.

This permission relates to the plans and information submitted and date stamped 4th April 2007.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made: Permitted Date: 30.04.2007

Signed: M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control