Agenda item

Erection of 3 illuminated and 8 non-illuminated fascia signs together with 5 illuminated and 8 non-illuminated other signs comprising directional, wall mounted and frame mounted information signs, glazing and totem signs.

Description

Erection of three illuminated and eight non-illuminated fascia signs together with five illuminated and eight non-illuminated other signs comprising directional, wall-mounted and frame mounted signs, and totem signs.

Decision

Planning permission is PERMITTED subject to the following conditions:

Conditions:

(1)         No advertisement is to be displayed without the permission of the owner of the site or any other person with an interest in the site entitled to grant permission.

(2)         No advertisement shall be sited or displayed so as to:

a.        endanger persons using any highway, railway, waterway, dock, harbour or aerodrome (civil or military);

b.        obscure, or hinder the ready interpretation of, any traffic sign, railway signal or aid to navigation by water or air; or

c.        hinder the operation of any device used for the purpose of security or surveillance or for measuring the speed of any vehicle.

(3)         Any advertisement displayed, and any site used for the display of advertisements, shall be maintained in a condition that does not impair the visual amenity of the site.

(4)         Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a condition that does not endanger the public.

(5)         Where an advertisement is required under these Regulations to be removed, the site shall be left in a condition that does not endanger the public or impair visual amenity.

Reason:- (Conditions 1 - 5): To comply with Regulation 14 (7) of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 and for the purposes of visual amenity.

(6)         The advertisement(s) permitted by this consent shall only be illuminated during the opening hours of the premises to which it relates.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and/or public safety  in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(7)         Prior to the commencement of development, details and samples of the materials advertisements together with details concerning the level of illuminations to be used for the advertisements shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM15 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(8)         The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Informatives:

(1)         The Council confirms that in assessing this planning application it has worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive way, in line with the requirements of paragraph 186-187 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

(2)         The Epsom and Ewell directional car park signs are white out of blue with the exception of the Ebbisham NCP car park.  To facilitate instant recognition and for consistency it is recommended that the existing white out of brown sign be replaced with a white out of blue sign.