KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 13 May 2026

CA1

RBK ref: 26/00743/ADV

Address: 2 Church Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1RJ Planning Officer: Nia Wilkinson

Description of proposed works: Installation of 2nos. externally illuminated fascia signs and 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 13 May 2026 …… with …… 9 …… members present

Issued on 13 May 2026

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:

Objection. This is a grade 2 listed building in a highly sensitive historic setting. Any new signage must respect this context. Unfortunately, these proposals do not. In particular: the internal illuminations to the fabricated lettering on the fascia should be removed - fascia signage cannot be internally lit (RBK CAGG refers); the vinyl lettering on the fascia should be removed & replaced with something of better quality eg traditional sign writing; the tooth icons & their golden colour palette are incongruous & would cause harm to the character & appearance of the historic building - they must be less intrusive/ more neutral in design; & the projecting sign should be of more traditional construction (not plastic) & not internally lit (RBK CAGG refers).