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Powys County Council UDP 2001-2016 Adopted March 2010 ___________________________________________________________________________________ advertisements hand painted, as these are an essential part of every shop’s individual identity and historic character. New shop fronts should capture the character and feel of historic shop fronts where these are found nearby and traditional materials should be used. The Council accepts that company colours and logos are necessary to identify national operators but will always encourage applicants to design advertisements that reflect local styles, particularly in existing or proposed conservation areas. The Council also discourages external security shutters. 14.3.9 The beauty and character of the open countryside can be spoilt by the proliferation of direction signs at locations distant from the premises referred to. Wherever practicable, the Council will encourage the combining of essential advertising to avoid a proliferation of signs in the countryside. Illuminated advertisements in the countryside are particularly obtrusive and cannot be readily assimilated into the environment so will only be permitted in exceptional cases on an individual basis such as at petrol filling stations. POLICY DC2 - ADVERTISEMENTS APPLICATIONS FOR THE DISPLAY OF ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE ON SHOP FRONTS, WILL BE GRANTED EXPRESS CONSENT WHERE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: 1. THEY SHALL NOT CAUSE ANY UNACCEPTABLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON PUBLIC SAFETY ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHWAY USERS INCLUDING PEDESTRIANS, AND ESPECIALLY PEDESTRIANS WITH MOBILITY AND/OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS. 2. ADVERTISEMENTS SHALL NOT SPOIL THE VISUAL AMENITY, CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF ANY BUILDING, THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, LANDSCAPE OR STREET SCENE IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING DESIGN DETAILS: THE SIGN’S SIZE, PROPORTIONS, MATERIALS, LETTERING, COLOUR(S) AND EXTERNAL FINISHES. ITS METHOD OF ILLUMINATION. WHEREVER POSSIBLE EXTERNAL SOURCES OF ILLUMINATION SHALL BE USED, PARTICULARLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE OR WHERE CONSERVATION AREAS OR LISTED BUILDINGS ARE AFFECTED. ITS POSITION AND PROJECTION. 3. WHERE PROPOSED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, ADVERTISEMENTS SHALL NOT RESULT IN A PROLIFERATION OF SIGNS TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT (SHARED SIGNS ARE GENERALLY PREFERABLE TO INDIVIDUAL SIGNS) AND SHALL BE EITHER: ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS ESSENTIAL FOR HIGHWAY/PUBLIC SAFETY; OR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS REASONABLY REQUIRED FOR APPROPRIATE RURAL BUSINESSES. 4. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DESIGN ADVERTISEMENTS TO BE BILINGUAL AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. General Development Policies 203
Powys County Council UDP 2001-2016 Adopted March 2010 ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14.4 Lighting 14.4.1 Lighting in the Countryside: Towards Good Practice (1997), published by the former Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions provides practical advice on the prevention and control of lighting impacts by all those involved with lighting in the countryside. It recognises that lighting can help promote security, reduce road accidents, advertise commercial enterprises, permit outdoor working and sports activities at night and enhance the environment. However excessive, poorly designed and badly aimed lighting may have adverse effects. Excessive lighting on rural roads, village streets and in other areas of the countryside can lead to sky glow and light trespass which shuts out the splendour of Powys’ important, unique, dark night skies and lighting apparatus can spoil daytime views. Glare from excessively bright or poorly aimed lights causes dazzle, with safety implications for motorists and pedestrians, and destroys privacy. Over time it can also blur the distinction between urban and rural areas. 14.4.2 All residential estates with adoptable roads throughout the County must have appropriate highway lighting. The Council’s policy indicates that all new lighting should focus light to where it is needed and minimise light spillage into the night sky. Specific types of lighting may be conditioned in planning permissions to create a uniform approach for reducing light pollution. Further advice on street lighting will be included within the Highways Design Guide. 14.4.3 The County Council appreciates that the intrusiveness of lighting in the countryside should be kept to a minimum and will assess the need for lighting in association with development proposals. Instead of automatically assuming that lighting is necessary, applicants should consider carefully whether: the development could proceed without lighting; the benefits of lighting outweigh any dis-benefits; and whether there are any alternatives to lighting. Having established that lighting is needed, an appraisal of the specific lighting requirements of the site should be undertaken so that the lighting scheme is designed to integrate with its surroundings. Among the issues that should be examined will be the effects of night lighting on dark landscapes, the appearance of lighting structures in daytime, potential impacts on the amenity of local residents and effects on the safety of transport users. POLICY DC3 - EXTERNAL LIGHTING PROPOSALS INVOLVING EXTERNAL LIGHTING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED WHERE THEY WOULD CAUSE: 1. A NUISANCE OR HAZARD TO HIGHWAY USERS; 2. UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF LIGHT POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE; 3. HARM TO THE CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF ANY BUILDING OR THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; 4. ADVERSE IMPACT ON WILDLIFE. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE PROPOSALS ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 14.5 Telecommunications 14.5.1 Telecommunications technology is developing rapidly to meet the growing demands for better and faster communications, and it has become an essential part of General Development Policies 204
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