118 Coldharbour Lane, SE5
Removal of existing BT telephone kiosk and installation of 1 InLink
kiosk together with the display of an externally illuminated 2 digital
screens as integral part of telephone Kiosk.
The Camberwell Society objects to this proposed kiosk (and other similar
applications by the same company, InLinkUK) for the following reasons:
l There are a lot of phone boxes, and many could be removed, and do not
need to be replaced with an advertising sign/kiosk, as these are not
needed, given that most people have a mobile phone.
l The real purpose of this proposed phone box (and other similar
applications by the same company) is to act as advertisements. Such
advertisements distract motorists, spoil the look of the street (and
certainly do nothing to enhance it), endanger pedestrians (especially
the disabled), and serve little or no public benefit. There are already
boarded up and redundant phone boxes (Mercury) in this location
cluttering up the pavement.
l Each proposed kiosk/advertising sign creates lots more clutter on the
pavement at exactly the time that policies are aiming to reduce clutter
and to make the pedestrian environment far better.
l Creating clutter in this way is contrary to Southwark Council’s
Kerbside Strategy (2017), the New Southwark Plan (2017) and the draft
Mayor’s Transport Strategy with its Healthy Streets agenda (2017).
Objection