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Application No.: 25/01083/D Applicant: Mr Daniel McConkey Proposal: Installation of two permanent illuminated wall mounted signs Site Address: Former IOM Bank 28 Atholl Street Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1HQ Planning Officer: Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 10.02.2026 _________________________________________________________________
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
The proposal is considered to preserve the character of the conservation area and would not harm highway safety with the attached condition. It is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6, 7, Environment Policy 35, 37 and 38 of the Strategic Plan and Planning Policy Statement 1/01.
This approval relates to the documetns and drawing no. EX03, which has been received on the 17th December 2025, and drawing no. P202 Rev B, which has been received on 3rd February 2025.
_________________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status It is recommended that the following organisations should NOT be given the Right to Appeal: DOI Highway Services - No Objection
1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is 28 Atholl Street, Peel, a two storey building located on the south of the corner of Atholl Street and Derby Road.
2.0 The PROPOSAL - 2.1 The proposed is the installation of illuminated signage on the front elevation above the entrance. - 2.2 The signage includes: o illuminated letter and logo of "clearpharmacy" approx. 0.3m high.
3.1 Change of use from bank (class 1.2) to a retail (class 1.1) and dispensing pharmacy was APPROVED under PA 22/01274/C. - 3.2 Creation of a first floor two-bedroom residential apartment, external window alteration, installation of a charging point and demolition of chimneybreasts and chimneystacks was APPROVED under PA 23/00226/B.
4.1 The site is within an area designated as Mixed Use in the Peel Local Plan. - 4.2 The site is within the Peel Conservation Area. Strategic Policy - 4.3 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:
PPS and NPD
4.4 Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man is the only adopted PPS at the moment. It provides supplementary policy on developments within any conservation area.
5.1 Section 18(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act (1999) states, "(4) Where any area is for the time being a conservation area, special attention shall be paid to the desirability of preserving or enhancing its character or appearance in the exercise, with respect to any buildings or other land in the area, of any powers under this Act". This sets out the approach to be taken in determining planning applications, which includes giving great weight to the asset's conservation when considering the impact of a proposed development on the asset. Given that the site is within a Conservation Area, the above requirements apply and appropriate consideration will be given in section 7. - 6.0 REPRESENTATION
6.1 Peel Town Commissioners has not commented at the time of the report (10.02.2026). It is considered as a no objection at this point.
6.2 DoI Highway Services do not oppose this application (19.12.2025); "After reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking. Note to attach to permission: A S69 oversailing of the highway licence from DOI is required for the projecting sign over the adopted highway." - 7.0 ASSESSMENT Conservation Areas Statutory Test
7.1 Before assessing elements of the proposal, as it is within a Conservation Area, a test should be applied to this proposal as mentioned in 5.1. This is whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character of the Conservation Area.
7.2 The colour, size and font of the letters and the logo fit in with the existing building and is therefore considered to preserve the character of the area and pass the test. Eements of Assessment - 7.3 The key considerations in the determination of the application are its impact on the character and appearance of the Area.
7.7 The advertisement relates to the company occupying the building. Based on 7.2, it is considered that the proposal would preserve the character and appearance of the Area. - 8.0 CONCLUSION
8.1 The proposal is considered to preserve the character of the conservation area and would not harm highway safety with the attached condition. It is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and General Policy 6, 7, Environment Policy 35, 37 and 38 of the Strategic Plan and Planning Policy Statement 1/01. Therefore, it is recommended for an approval. - 9.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
9.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2013 (As Amended), the following persons are automatically interested persons:
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded interested person status and/or rights to appeal.
Decision Made : Permitted Date: 10.02.2026 Determining Officer
Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner
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