Natwest in Chorley town centre hoping to get an external makeover
A bank in Chorley town centre is hoping to get an external makeover.
Chorley Borough Council has received an application for the Natwest at 46-48 Market Street, Chorley seeking permission for various external changes.
In particular, the application seeks permission to relocate and replace an ATM machine and install a new ramp, steps, upstand wall and handrail, following the removal of the existing ramp, steps, upstand wall and handrail.
Plan drawings show that the current ramp will be extended so as to be double in length.
Rather than the steps up to the ramp starting half way across the width of the building, they will begin at the far end of the building, the new ramp being 6.65 metres long.
The handrail on the proposed ramp will match the existing handrail in appearance- being black powdered coated.
The steps will remain the same steepness but they will be hidden from view behind a taller upstanding wall.
The ATM will also be moved closer to the door and now be on the raised platform- the hole left behind by the previous ATM set to be infilled with panelling.
The machine itself will also be a new model and whilst further details of the new machine are not mentioned in this planning application, NatWest had submitted an application for a new ATM machine at its Preston branch at around the same time.
In this planning application, the agent Tate Stevenson Architects said: “The works have been requested by the client to replace the existing ATMs across
The application for the Chorley development confirms that work has not yet begun and whilst it will alter pedestrian access to the building, it will not affect vehicular access or the number of car parking spaces.
The consultation period for the application ends on Wednesday, April 22 and so far two consultee comments are available to read.
Chorley Council is a CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) Charging Authority so the first response comes from CIL Officers who confirm no levy is to be ordered.
Lancashire Highway Services meanwhile said they had no objections to the proposal, adding “the proposed development will not have a significant impact on highway safety, capacity, or amenity in the immediate vicinity of the site”.