KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 8 November 2023

CA1

RBK ref: 23/02370/LBC

Address: 11 - 13 Thames Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1PH Planning Officer: Helen Harris

Description of proposed works: Installation of air conditioning to ground floor retail unit and shop frontage adverts

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 8 November 2023 …… with …… 6 …… members present

Issued on 8 Nov 2023

1. Positive support		2. No objection
3. Objection	X	4. Objection unless revised as below
5. No comment/neutral		6. Lack of detail
7. Decision already issued

Reason for objection:

The bladed/ hanging sign must not be internally lit. Swan-neck lighting of fascia signage not favoured, even though there are a few other extant examples in the CA, because it is intrusive & distracts from the character & appearance of the listed building & wider CA. If illumination is absolutely essential (we believe it is not), then discreet trough lighting is preferred.
Vinyl based window advertising already appears to be in place along side elevation however no details have been included in this PA. This advertising is reminiscent of a wall and is inappropriate to the setting of this Grade II listed building. The AC units to the rear of the building should be screened as should the existing bins.