Safety ladder and wires at Harbour Lights Restaurant East Pier, Ramsgate

“LOCATION: Installation of a Safety Ladder & Safety wires to the roof of Ramsgate Port Control Building…”

“The Harbour Lights Restaurant is set within the Ramsgate Port Control Building on the East Pier in Ramsgate. The site is located to the end of the East Pier which forms part of the Grade II* Listed Royal Harbour, and by virtue of its setting, the East Pier Building is considered to be Curtilage Listed. The East Pier provides the only access route to the Harbour Lights Restaurant and is accessible to both pedestrians and vehicles.”

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“The proposed installation of the safety ladder and safety wires is considered necessary to ensure safe access for maintenance purposes and would be modest in scale and appearance. The ladder would be affixed to a side elevation which is not prominent and would be hidden from view in the long views of the building from the public realm.”

“Given the minimal visual and physical impacts of the works, and the absence of any adverse impact on residential living conditions, heritage significance or the character and appearance of the surrounding area, the development is considered to comply with the relevant policies of the Thanet Local Plan and National Planning Policy Framework.”

“TDC Conservation Officer: No objection, given the purpose, materiality and scale of the proposed works is unlikely to affect the appearance, setting or significance of the listed structure they are being affixed to. Manufacturing details of the ladder and fixings should be provided either prior to determination or secured via condition.”

“Environment Agency: No comments to make on this planning application as it falls outside their remit as a statutory planning consultee.”

“3 Prior to the installation of the safety ladder hereby approved, details and manufacturer's specification of the safety ladder shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.”

“4 Prior to the installation of the safety wires hereby approved, details and manufacturer's specification of the safety wires shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.”

“Councillor Rattigan proposed and Councillor Rusiecki seconded that the officer recommendation to approve be AGREED, subject to the following conditions:”

“When put to the vote the motion was AGREED.”