Highlander Hotel 15 - 16 Esplanade Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 2AF
Approved on 22 December 2023
Council decision: Application Permitted (with conditions)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 1no. illuminated hanging sign (A), 2no. post mounted amenity boards (B), 15no. wall-mounted letters (C), 5no. window vinyls (D), 1no. wall mounted amenity board (E), 1no. logo applied to building (F), 1no. frame mounted amenity board (G), 3no. floodlights (H), 7no. Up/Down lights (I) and 1no. menu case sign (J)
- Received
- 31 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Scarborough
- Ward
- Weaponness & Ramshill
- ReceivedReceived31 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Oct
- Consult.Consultation3 Nov
- TargetTarget Date4 Dec
- DecidedDecided22 Dec
Decided in 74 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Highlander Hotel 15 - 16 Esplanade Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 2AF. Scarborough has handled 214 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 3 weeks longer than Scarborough's typical decision time. The site is in the Scarborough conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,401 applications in total for the YO11 postcode area.
81% of advertising applications at Scarborough were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- YO11 2AF
- Application type
- Advertisement
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Scarborough
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 October 2023
- Last date for comments
- 3 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 4 December 2023
- Permission expires
- 22 December 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Wortley Moor Lane Leeds LS12 4HX United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12425532
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Scarborough
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202529 Apr
Retention of exterior signage, associated lighting and painting to upper floors above balcony level
Application Permitted (with conditions)Listed building consentSCAZF25/00556/LB - 202529 Apr
Redecoration to lower floors and boundary wall
RefusedListed building consentSCAZF25/00557/LB - 202529 Apr
Redecoration to lower floors and boundary wall
RefusedListed building consentZF25/00557/LB - 202529 Apr
Retention of exterior signage, associated lighting and painting to upper floors above balcony level
Application Permitted (with conditions)Listed building consentZF25/00556/LB
Source: Scarborough
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