Folkestone Town Council have voiced concerns in planning documents.
Oliver Leader de Saxe reports.
Oliver Leader de Saxe reports.
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00:0032 flats being created right in the heart of Folkestone, but not without a sign of controversy.
00:07Boarded up for the past year, the Queen's House is currently being converted
00:12into affordable accommodation by William Brown Senior,
00:17in memory of his son who died after being hit by a car in 2023.
00:22But a planning application for an illuminated sign on the building
00:26has faced backlash from the neighbouring town council,
00:30and it's all to do with this picture of William Brown Junior.
00:56In planning documents, Folkestone Town Council state that they support the illuminated sign
01:18and the commemoration in the naming of the building,
01:21but feel the inclusion of the photograph, however lovely an image it is,
01:26doesn't strike the civic tone needed.
01:30The town council also highlighted that the illumination should be on a timer
01:35to be turned off overnight for the sake of neighbours and occupants.
01:40But while William Brown Senior has no issue with keeping the illumination to a minimum,
01:46he's been left baffled by the other objections.
01:49There's no one really spoken up and said that they're finding it offensive
01:55or they don't like it in particular,
01:57and we've gone through all the necessary due process to get the planning permission to do this.
02:03So I don't really understand why the town council would stand up and go,
02:07do you know what, no, you're allowed the name, but you're not having an image.
02:12The sign may already be up, but a decision for whether this can remain in place
02:18now rests with folks still in Hithe District Council.
02:22Oliver, Leader of the Saks for KMTV.