AGENDA - Bassetlaw District Council

Aug 1978Jun 1984Jun 1984Aug 1987Advertisement consent was REFUSED to display double sided illuminatedprojecting sign on first floor front gable.Advertisement consent was GRANTED to display 2 externally illuminatedsigns on front wall.Advertisement consent was REFUSED to display signs on side gable endsAdvertisement consent was GRANTED to display neon sign on side gableend.Feb2000 Advertisement consent was GRANTED to erect pictorial sign post, 3illuminated fascia signs, 2 non-illuminated fascia signs and 5 lanterns.RESPONSES OF STATUTORY BODIESA copy of the Nottinghamshire County Council Director of Communities (Highways)comments are attached.OTHER COMMENTS RECEIVEDA copy of an email from the applicant to John Mann MP has been received, a copy of whichis attached.CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING ISSUESThe display of advertisements can only be controlled in the interests of amenity andlorpublic safety.In terms of amenity, the side faqade signs are of a size and location appropriate to thebuilding. Previously side gable signs have generally been resisted, but this was inassociation with several signs on the front of the building. No signage is now proposed onthe front of the building, only the tiled 'Hop Pole Hotel' that is part of fabric of the buildingremains. As such, this is not considered excessive and hence it is not considereddetrimental to the character of the area.Although the free standing sign to the front is large and coupled with the 'hop pole' totemcould be seen as excessive, it is considered due to the individual design, timber materialsand quality of the signage that the signs are not detrimental to the character and amenity ofthe area.In terms of safety, the highways authority have confirmed that the proposal is notdetrimental to highway safety. In practical terms, a clear sign to the front of the site assistshighways users in identifying where to turn when travelling along the road.The Highway Authority comments relating to the location of the signs to the front of the sitebeing on the public highway and therefore being an offence under the Highways Act is notan issue to be addressed under The Town and Country Planning (Control ofAdvertisements) (England) Regulations 2007, under which this application is made.