This week, the City of London Corporation have launched a consultation on 2 new planning applications which propose to move the telephone box on Wormwood Street and to install a large digital advertising board on the outside.
| Pavement O/s 29 – 31 Wormwood Street London EC2M 1RP Bishopsgate 24/00376/ADVT Installation and display of 1no. digital 74″ LCD screen as part of a proposed telephone kiosk. Link to City of London Planning Website for 24/00376/ADVT |
| Pavement O/s 29 – 31 Wormwood Street London EC2M 1RP Bishopsgate 24/00375/FULL Installation of 1 no. new communications kiosk with integrated advertising display and the removal of associated telephone kiosk(s). Link to City of London Planning Website for 24/00375/FULL |
I have decided to lodge an objection to this application on the basis that the application proposes to take up more of the limited pedestrian pathway, which is under growing pressure from the 80 million visitors a year Liverpool Street processes and will grow further with the 55-65 Old Broad Street development.
I also have safety concerns with these advertising boards which are trying to catch the attention of motorists. We need eyes to remain on the hazards of our overcrowded streets, not the adverts!