Site address:                       Unither House, 15 Paradise Street                      

Proposal:                             Details submitted in compliance with condition 24 (Public Art) of planning permission 16/02689/FUL                       

Reason at Committee:        Application 16/02689/FUL was approved on 9^th May 2017 subject to conditions. It was agreed that approval of the details required by condition 24 (public art) should be brought back to Committee and not delegated to the Head of Planning to approve.     

Recommendation:

West Area Planning Committeeis recommended to:

Approve the submitted public art in compliance with Condition 24 of planning permission 16/02689/FUL and agree a revised installation timescale of within 6 months following occupation of the hotel for the reasons given in the report.

The Committee considered details submitted in compliance with condition 24 (Public Art) (16/02689/CND11) of planning permission 16/02689/FUL.

Application 16/02689/FUL had been approved on 9th May 2017 subject to conditions. It was agreed that approval of the details required by condition 24 (public art) should be brought back to Committee and not delegated to the Acting Head of Planning to approve.

The Planning Officer presented the report, reminding the Committee of why this element of the previous proposal had been referred back for decision.  He provided the following update to the report as published. Paragraph 6.5 of the officer report included  two references to section 16 of the 1990 Act which should have referred to section 66 of that Act.

It was recommended to approve the details of Condition 24 of the planning permission and agree a revised installation timescale of within six months following occupation of the hotel.

The Committee noted the importance of the artwork being easy to clean in the event that it was subject to graffiti. The proposed material for the artwork was anodised aluminium which was understood to resist paint etc and so be easy to clean if necessary. The location of the artwork being in a public area and the  likely presence of CCTV) was likely to act as a disincentive to anyone tempted to apply graffiti.

On being put to the vote, the Committee agreed with the officer’s recommendation to approve the application.

West Area Planning Committee resolved to:

Approve the submitted public art in compliance with Condition 24 of planning permission 16/02689/FUL and agree a revised installation timescale of within 6 months following occupation of the hotel for the reasons given in the report.