Sneaky revision to barbican centre new sign

You may recall that in May this year The Barbican Centre made an application to remove the 4Bs from the wall overlooking Defoe Place and replace it with lighted sign.
Following many objections, the barbican Centre revised the application, removing the sign at Defoe Place and another location.
They have now revised the application. Surprisingly notice of this revision seems not to have been sent to most of the objectors to the original scheme. The planners have written to one or more of the objectors and a copy of their letter is here


We've got until 30 November to object; details of how to comment are in the letter. If you do object, make sure you refer to the reference number reference number.


18/00335/LBC

Possible grounds for objection include
Light pollution.
Light intrusion into children’s bedrooms.
Cultural vandalism; the 4Bs sign is an iconic identifier of the Barbican Arts Centre.
The proposed sign has no wayfinding benefits.
Despite assurances the absence of the 4Bs will leave witness marking which will be impossible remove without damaging the patina of the building.

And as many more as you can think of.


Tell your neighbours and get them to object

The Police Committee External Member Vacancy

The Police Committee is currently advertising a vacancy for an external Member to join the Committee for a four-year term, commencing in September 2018.

You can find details of the role here 

and an application form here

Closing date Sunday 5th August

Proposal to permit noisy works on Saturdays

The city is consulting on Saturday morning construction works.

You can find out more about it and submit comments here

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/business/environmental-health/environmental-protection/Pages/construction-consultation.aspx

If you'd like your comments to be included in Shakespeare Tower's group response please send them via the contacts page

The deadline for comments is 7 August 2018.

Shakespeare Tower Response to Barbican Centre Signage proposal

Thanks to everyone who sent in comments. Here’s the Shakespeare Tower response

I am writing on behalf of the Shakespeare Tower House Group (a Recognised Tenants Association).

We object to the new proposed signage at EXT 007 on the following grounds:

the lighting of this sign is unnecessary and intrusive to the nearby residents of Shakespeare Tower and Defoe House. The existing 4Bs sign which has a much lower contrast than the proposed EXT 007 sign is perfectly visible 24 hours a day,

the proposal does not address the impact of witness marking, which will be evident after the removal of the existing 4Bs,

there is no evidence that the offset of the sign will discourage its use as a pigeon roost.

If these three issues are addressed, we would be happy to support the proposal.

Barbican Centre Signage near "Defoe Steps"

The barbican Centre has made a planning application to change the signage at the top of the steps down to the lakeside. the details of the application are here.

You ned to be looking at  pages 11 to 16. You can make comments from here. Comments by 29 May.

If you want to send comments to the committee for consolidation in our overall response you can do that via our Contact us page