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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - The Guildhall - Floor 2 (public galleries on Upper 2nd floor)

Contact: Joanne Wildsmith Tel: 9283 4057  Email: democratic@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

66.

Apologies

Minutes:

Councillor David Fuller had sent his apologies for absence and was represented by his standing deputy, Councillor Darren Sanders.

67.

Declaration of Members' Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of members' interests.

68.

Planning Application Ref:15/00902/ADV - Spinnaker Tower - Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signage by individual lettering, logos and branding to tower legs and ground floor facilities pdf icon PDF 112 KB

The City Development Manager's report is attached for consideration by the committee.

Minutes:

Gary Christie presented the City Development Manager's report and drew members' attention to the supplementary matters list which gave an update that in addition to the 29 letters of representation previously reported, six further letters have been received in respect of the proposal (5 in objection, 1 in support).

 

The majority of the points raised within these representations had been reported within the Committee Report. Other issues raised can be summarised as follows: (a) The consultation period should be extended following the submission of amended drawings and documents; (b) The painting of the Tower (blue and gold) forms part of the advertisements and should be considered as such; (c) Implications of the City Council's advertising and sponsorship policy; (d) A Planning Committee decision should be deferred until the proposal has been considered by Full Council.

 

Points (a) and (b) have been addressed within the Planning Committee Report (pages 3 and 5/6 respectively).

 

In respect of points (c) and (d), an application for Advertisement Consent has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (LPA) for consideration against the relevant national and local planning policies. The LPA has an obligation to determine the application at the earliest opportunity following the expiry of statutory consultation period. The City Council's advertising and sponsorship policy and the details of the proposed sponsor are not a material consideration of the application.

 

CONSULTATIONS UPDATE:

Gosport Borough Council - No comments offered.

Queen's Harbour Master - No comments received at the time of writing.

 

Mr Christie further reported that overnight three further representations had been received, two in support and one of general comment.  Members were reminded that the two issues for their consideration were those of visual amenity and public safety.

 

A deputation was made by Mr R Butler as a Portsmouth resident who spoke to object to the proposal.  His points centred on the issues of civic pride, tourism and the cultural impact and his points included:

·          the size and prominence of the lettering and logo, the visual amenity of this large advertising space being read from 500m away and changing colour to the structure from ten miles away; the tower had been a millennium gift to the citizens of Portsmouth and the council had voted in favour of a white billowing sail which was an iconic landmark on the waterfront and which raised the cultural profile of Portsmouth and should not be used as a billboard

·         the democratic process had been abused with the lack of public consultation for the advertising use and upon the company which would advertise.

 

Councillor Lee Hunt made a deputation in opposition to the application whose points included:

 

·         The architectural integrity of the structure should be retained while still having the opportunity to raise income for the city but this design is not the solution being overbearing.

 

·         The scale of the advertisement had a visual amenity impact on the surrounding area which included several conservation areas.

 

·         The council should not expect lower standards for its own application than for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.