Signage plans for The Ivy

Aspects of The Ivy’s planning application have been withdrawn following objections.

In plans submitted in March (22/00615/ADV), the high-end brasserie chain applied for permission to install a hanging sign and ten banners outside the former Topshop

site in East Street.

The plans received criticism from the Chichester Conservation Area Advisory Committee (CCAAC) and Chichester City Council shared concerns about the signage detracting from the Market Cross and causing ‘harm’ to the character of the city centre as a conservation area.

The Ivy has said it is set to open in spring, but a source from the chain told this newspaper delays had meant the site may not open until late June.