A Lidl piece of good news for Welwyn Garden City shops?
RESIDENTS are celebrating a 'minor victory' after hearing signs could be removed. The 'grotesque' Lidl signs, on Moors Walk, slammed as being out-of-place and causing light pollution at night, could be gone by 2010. The news comes after Will Davis, of Pan
RESIDENTS are celebrating a "minor victory" after hearing signs could be removed.
The "grotesque" Lidl signs, on Moors Walk, slammed as being out-of-place and causing light pollution at night, could be gone by 2010.
The news comes after Will Davis, of Panshanger Residents Group, received a letter from borough council planning boss Tracy Harvey.
It said: "I can confirm the council will seek to have the signage removed once the three-year period has expired [August 2010]."
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Mr Davis said: "We look forward to seeing them go.
"There has been no acknowledgement that consent was given in error in the first place, but you can't have it all can you?
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"The council's argument that the signs do not detract from the visual amenity of the area holds no water."
The Hardings man added: "These signs are out of character in the Garden City context and would set a worrying precedent had they remained.
"Exactly how consent was ever granted in the first place remains unclear, but at least we can be thankful they are not now a permanent fixture."
However, a council spokesman said: "Consent for the signs expires in August 2010, at that point the council is able to review whether the signs should remain or not.
