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A decision made 30 July 2010 regarding: Kensington Gate Car Park, Kensington Place, St. Helier - roof banner - refusal of retrospective application.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2010-0084			Application Number: A/2010/0632 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Kensington Gate Car Park, Kensington Place, St. Helier		Date of Decision Summary:		30th July 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Gabrielle Way		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written and oral		Person Giving Oral Report:		Peter Le Gresley – Assistant Director
Written Report Title :	Officer Assessment Sheet for Adverts		Date of Written Report:		6th July 2010
Written Report Author:	Gabrielle Way		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: Kensington Gate Car Park, Kensington Place, St. Helier RETROSPECTIVE: Display banner to roof.
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment requested that he be consulted with regard to this application. At a consultation meeting on 30th July 2010 the Minister decided to refuse the retrospective banner and serve an enforcement notice, giving the applicant 28 days to remove it.
Reason(s) for Decision: The principle of the banner is considered overly large and inappropriately located, resulting in a scheme which causes visual harm to the character of the surrounding area and roofscape, and is therefore considered contrary to Policy Advice Note No. 7 July, 1994 and Policy G18 of the Jersey Island Plan, 2002. An enforcement notice is required to be issued and served with the refusal notice, requiring the removal of the banner within 28 days of the date of the decision.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties (including Enforcement)
Signature:		PLeg / PT Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 30th July 2010

Kensington Gate Car Park, Kensington Place, St. Helier - roof banner - refusal of retrospective application

ASS-ADVT – Officer Assessment Sheet for Adverts

Applications No:A/2010/0632	Valid Date: 05/05/2010	Deadline Date: 04/08/2010
Address:Kensington Gate Car Park, Kensington Place, St. Helier.
Description of Work:RETROSPECTIVE: Display banner to roof.
Zones/Listed:Area of Archaeological Pot Built-Up Area Town Map Area Island Route Network Secondary Action Area 5

Policy Considerations

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Policy G18 (JIP,2002) – Signs and Adverts

Planning Advice Note No.7 – ‘Signs and Adverts’

Registered – Policy G11 & G13 (J1P,2002)
SSI
PSSI or BLI
Not Registered	Not registered

Relevant Planning History

None relevant to this application.

How many NEW or REPLACEMENT

New Retrospective banner

Summarised Assessment
Are the following acceptable?	YES	NO	Further Comments
Advert Location		No	On top of the existing new private car park known as Kensington Gate, situated behind the Grand Hotel
Type		No
Size of Sign
Materials and Colours	ok
Illumination	n/a
Brightness	n/a
Height above ground level (m)	10m
Visual Impact		Not ok
Size of Lettering		Not ok	80 cm high – Over double the acceptable height of 30cm lettering set out in the Advert regs.

Consultations
CCTV/Police	n/a
Highways	ok	Parish no objection, as long as temporary period given for no longer than 12 months 20/5 T&TS no objection 6/5
HBO	n/a

Statutory advertising period expired?	JEP Date Site Notice Cert date Photo Rec/OK?	11th May 2010	Comments
		7th May 2010
		ok
Summary of Representations	National Trust Objection - the banner is too high up and overly large, dominating the roof line of the Grand Hotel and the area generally. Hope that it will be removed from the car park. 20/5/10
Responses from applicants/ amendments Re-advertised?	None

Officer Summary

The proposed banner sign, is a commercial banner, proposed to be temporary for the rental of parking spaces within the new car park known as Kensington Gate, behind the Grand Hotel. It is currently in place, photos have been taken of the banner in situ.

Planning Advice Note No. 7, July 1994, presumes against any advert located at or above first floor level or that includes letters or symbols greater than 0.3 m in height. This Advice Note also states, ‘New signs should be sympathetic to the individual building as well as the character of the area. Wherever possible signs should be incorporated into existing the shop front or building without harming its design or appearance. A high standard of design, materials and construction will be expected at all times.’

It is considered that the proposed banner sign on the roof of the car park is inappropriately located, which is considered to cause harm to the roof scape of the Grand Hotel towards the town centre. It is also considered overly large and contrary to Planning Advice Note No. 7. It is therefore considered that the principle of the banner is not in accordance with Policy G18 of the Jersey Island Plan, 2002. It is recommended therefore that the banner is not given permission, temporary or otherwise and an enforcement notice is served on the applicant for its removal.

Recommend: REFUSAL

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Reasons (See DCR)

Insufficient Information
Detrimental to Character of the Area	X
Contrary to Policy	X
Other

Site Visited	6th July 2010
Final Drawings (Log)	A: Location Plan C: North-West Elevation
Planning Officer	Gabrielle Way
Recommendation Date	REFUSAL

Note: This sheet should be positioned under the DCR within the file. One set of the final drawings should be paper – clipped together in the wallet.