Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Planning which informs Members on the outcome of the Shopfronts, Shutters and Signage – Design Guidelines for Gloucester consultation undertaken for a 6 week period from the 21st November 2016 to 16th January 2017.

To consider the report of the Head of Planning which informs Members on the outcome of the Shopfronts, Shutters and Signage – Design Guidelines for Gloucester consultation undertaken for a 6 week period from the 21st November 2016 to 16th January 2017.

The Conservation Officer presented the report which informed Members of the outcome of consultation on the shopfronts, Shutters and Signage – Design Guidelines for Gloucester document and invited members to recommend to the Council that the document be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document to be used in the planning process.

She advised that the consultation period had been from 21^st November 2016 until 16^th January 2017 and sixteen responses had been received. She noted that they had all been supportive and provided positive answers to the three questions at paragraph 3.6 of the report. Other issues included tables and chairs on the street which the Council now had a policy in place, and calls for more enforcement on signage although that was a matter of availability of resources.

She drew Members’ attention to the comments from Historic England and advised that they had sent a copy of the document to the City of Canterbury as an exemplar. The Chair suggested that all Councillors be informed of this by e-mail and that a press release be issued at the appropriate time.

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND to Council that Shopfronts, Shutters and Signage – Design Guidelines for Gloucester be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document for use in the planning process.