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GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE : PLANNING
DATE : 2 ND OCTOBER 2012
ADDRESS/LOCATION : WATERWELLS SPORTS CENTRE,
WATERWELLS PLAYING FIELD,
QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER.
APPLICATION NO. & WARD :
12/00732/ADV
QUEDGELEY FIELDCOURT
EXPIRY DATE : 25 TH SEPTEMBER 2012
APPLICANT : QUEDGELEY PARISH COUNCIL
PROPOSAL : DISPLAY OF NON ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE
REPORT BY : JOANN MENEAUD
NO. OF APPENDICES/ : 1. LOCATION PLAN
1.0 SITE DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSAL
1.1 Waterwells Sports Pitch is located to the South of Naas Lane and to the West
of Stephensons Drive in Quedgeley. The site comprises two full size football
pitches and two mini soccer pitches. There is also a building containing
changing rooms and a car park, which is accessed off Stephensons Drive.
More recent works have also provided a new synthetic sports pitch, childrens
play area, spectator railings and “dug outs”.
1.2 Permission was granted last year for an extension to the changing rooms
building to provide a new sports centre. Work is well underway and the new
building is now almost completed.
1.3 This application proposes new signage on the south east elevation of the new
building fronting onto Stephensons Drive. The sign would comprise 2 lines of
lettering and would read “Robin Greaves Sports Hall” with “Waterwells”
underneath”. No illumination is proposed to the sign.
1.4 This application needs to be determined by Planning Committee as the City
Council is the owner of the land.
2.0 RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY
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2.1 09/00277/FUL – Construction of 60m x 40m synthetic sports pitch, 4m high
perimeter fencing, 6 floodlights and path to existing changing rooms.
Permitted 13 th May 2009.
2.2 10/00713/DDD – Erection of a birds nest swing.
Permitted 10 th August 2010.
2.3 11/01088/FUL - Extension to sports centre with kitchen, changing and
meeting rooms together with revised vehicular access from Stephensons
Drive. Permitted 9 th March 2012.
3.0 PLANNING POLICIES
3.1 The statutory development plan for Gloucester remains the 1983 City of
Gloucester Local Plan. Regard is also had to the policies contained within the
2002 Revised Deposit Draft Local Plan which was subject to two
comprehensive periods of public consultation and adopted by the Council for
development control purposes. The National Planning Policy Framework has
been published and is also a material consideration.
3.2 For the purposes of making decisions, the National Planning Policy
Framework sets out that policies in a Local Plan should not be considered out
of date where they were adopted prior to the publication of the National
Planning Policy Framework. In these circumstances due weight should be
given to relevant policies in existing plans according to their degree of
consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework.
3.3 The policies within the 1983 and the 2002 Local Plan remain therefore a
material consideration where they are consistent with the National Planning
Policy Framework.
3.4 From the Second Stage Deposit Plan the following policies are relevant:
Policy BE.11 – Shop fronts, shutters and signs
Policy BE21 – Safeguarding of amenity
Policy TR31 – Road safety
3.5 In terms of the emerging local plan, the Council is preparing a Joint Core
Strategy with Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Councils and has recently
published for consultation a Developing the Preferred Options Document in
December 2011. In addition to the Joint Core Strategy the Council is
preparing a its local City Plan which is taking forward the policy framework
contained within the City Council’s Local Development Framework Documents
which reached Preferred Options stage in 2006.
3.6 On adoption, the Joint Core Strategy and City Plan will provide a revised
planning policy framework for the Council. In the interim period, weight can be
attached to relevant policies in the emerging plans according to
• The stage of preparation of the emerging plan
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• The extent to which there are unresolved objections to relevant policies; and
• The degree of consistency of the relevant policies in the emerging plan to the
policies in the National Planning Policy Framework
3.7 All policies can be viewed at the relevant website address:- Gloucester Local
Plan policies – www.gloucester.gov.uk/planning; Gloucestershire Structure
Plan policies – www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2112 and
Department of Community and Local Government planning policies -
www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planning/.
4.0
CONSULTATIONS
4.1 Quedgeley Parish Council – Since the Parish Council will own the property
subject to this application it would not be appropriate to comment.
4.2 County Highway Officer – No objection
5.0 PUBLICITY AND REPRESENTATIONS
5.1 This application has been publicised with individual letters to residents and
properties in the local area. At the time of writing the report no letters of
representation have been received.
5.2 The full content of all correspondence on this application can be inspected at
the 4 th floor reception, Herbert Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, prior to
the Committee meeting.
6.0 OFFICER OPINION
6.1 Applications for advertisements are considered solely in terms of their impact
upon amenity and highway safety.
6.2 The signage is proposed as two lines of lettering and would be non
illuminated. The first line of lettering would read “Robin Greaves Sports Hall”
and would comprise individual brushed aluminium letters 750mm high, the
line underneath would read “Waterwells” and comprise smaller letters at
500mm high, of the same materials. The signage is proposed on the elevation
facing Stephensons Drive.
6.3 I consider that the design, size and form of lettering are appropriate for the
building and will have an acceptable appearance on the blank, gable elevation
fronting the road. The signage will also appear acceptable in the street scene.
6.4 There are no concerns in relation to highway safety and the Highway
Authority has raised no objection.
7.0 CONCLUSION/REASON FOR APPROVAL
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7.1 This application proposes the display of new signage on this recently
constructed building. The signs are considered to be of an appropriate size
and design and will have an acceptable appearance in the street scene. The
application is therefore considered to be in accordance with policy BE11,
BE21 and TR31 of the City of Gloucester Second Deposit Local Plan 2002.
8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONTROL MANAGER
8.1 That advertisement consent be granted with the following conditions.:
1. Time limit.
2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance
with the application submission received by the Local Planning
Authority on 31 st July 2012 and the approved drawings comprising Site
Location Plan 3247-9870-11 and Elevation Showing Signage 3247-
9870 revision 10.
Reason: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with
the accordance with the approved plans and in accordance with
policies contained within Second Deposit City of Gloucester Local Plan
(2002).
Decision: ....................................................................................................................
Notes: .........................................................................................................................
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Person to contact:
Joann Meneaud
(Tel: 396787)
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ELECTRONIC APPLICATION
Application Number:
Address:
12/00732/ADV
Waterwells Sports Centre
Stephenson Drive
Quedgeley
Gloucester
GL2 2AG
Target Date: 25.09.2012
Applicant:
Quedgeley Parish Council
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