Issue - meetings

Installation of 4 non illuminated sponsorship signs.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer contact: Jane Chase on 474 3550 or email: jane.chase@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. 61002 for the installation of 4 non illuminated sponsorship signs on the roundabout, Bramhall Moor Lane/ Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, it was

MOVED AND SECONDED – That planning permission be granted.

For the motion 4, against 7.

MOTION NOT CARRIED

FURTHER MOTION MOVED AND SECONDED – That planning permission be refused on the grounds that the proposed development would be detrimental to highway safety by virtue of its scale and size, positioning, the proposed number of signs and the detrimental impact on residential amenity by virtue of its visual intrusiveness.

For the motion 7, against 4.

It was then

RESOVLED – (7 for, 4 against) That planning permission be refused on the grounds that the proposed development would be detrimental to highway safety by virtue of its scale and size, positioning, the proposed number of signs and the detrimental impact on residential amenity by virtue of its visual intrusiveness.

Installation of 4 non illuminated sponsorship signs.

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer contact: Jane Chase on 474 3550 or email: jane.chase@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. 61002 for the installation of 4 non illuminated sponsorship signs on the roundabout at Bramhall Moor Lane/ Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove,

a member of the public spoke against the application.

It was then

RESOLVED – (1) That the Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to refuse planning permission on the grounds that the proposed development would be detrimental to highway safety and by virtue of the scale and positioning and the detrimental impact on residential amenity by virtue of its visual intrusiveness.

(2) That the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be recommended to investigate the robustness of the Council’s policy with regard to sponsored signage with a view to ensuring that the locations of any such signage are approved by the Council prior to any installation.

Installation of 4 non-illuminated sponsorship signs.

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

NOTE: As the application straddles the boundary between Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee and Stepping Hill Area Committee, it will be necessary for the application to be considered by both Area Committees. In the event of a contrary decision by either Area Committee, the application will have to be referred to Planning & Highways Regulation Committee.

In respect of plan no. 61002 for the installation of 4 non-illuminated sponsorship signs at the roundabout at the junction of Bramhall Moor Lane and Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, it was

RESOLVED – (1) That the Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to grant planning permission.

(2) That the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be requested to provide further detail to the Area Committee on the agreement between the Council and Market Force Ltd.