THREE applications to site flagpoles in various parts of Cardigan, made by the town council, have all been given the go-ahead.
In three separate applications to Ceredigion County Council, Cardigan Town Council sought permission for a six-metre flagpole at Prince Charles Quay, Bridge Street, a similar flagpole at Guildhall, Pendre, and a pair of flagpoles at Victoria Gardens, North Road, near the war memorial.
Officer reports, all recommending approval detailed the proposals.
In the case of Prince Charles Quay it said: “Whilst the proposed scheme is located within close proximity to numerous Grade-I and Grade-II-listed structures within the Conservation Area of Cardigan Town including Cardigan Castle and Bridge, the proposed scheme is sympathetically located to enhance the visual character of the riverside area of the Urban Service Centre and Conservation area, introducing a flagpole well positioned to promote a sense of national and local character within a well frequented and highly prominent area of Cardigan by the use of national or local symbols such as the unofficial flag of Ceredigion or the National Flag of Wales.”
In the case of the Grade-II Guildhall scheme, it said: “Alongside applications for identical proposals at Victoria Gardens and Prince Charles Quay, the proposed would play a part in emphasising and formalising to a certain extent these three locations as core to the local and national character of the Urban Service Centre of Cardigan.
“To that end, the proposed erection of a flagpole at the Guildhall is assessed as being of a logical location within its surroundings, serving to complement and enhance the extant listed structure and its surroundings in accordance [with LDP policies] by complementing existing locally and nationally important listed structures.”
In the case of Victoria Gardens it said: “The proposed introduction of two flagpoles either side of the Grade-II listed-Cenotaph as framed and viewed from the west therefore has been assessed as a welcomed addition, as by flanking the structure either side of the extant though set back a sufficient distance as indicated in proposed plans and serving to further promote the intended qualities that the existing structure and site represents, the proposal enhances the character and setting of the listed Cenotaph, tying together a more rounded square in the interest of remembrance.”
All three applications were conditionally approved.
