SL/2021/1142 - Erection of a single storey drive-thru coffee facility with associated adverts and
SL/2021/1192 - Installation of various illuminate & non-illuminated signs in association with proposed erection of single storey drive-thru.

Object:

We already have concerns about the levels of light pollution associated with industrial, commercial, retail and leisure uses in the north east quarter of Kendal which have been poorly managed by the development control process and allowed to accumulate to an unacceptable brightness and visibility from a considerable distance creating a visual and environmental nuisance. For example, signage on the Sainsbury’s supermarket is clearly visible from the other side of the valley even before it is dark and sports floodlighting is excessive and dazzling, particularly in Kendal’s damp and misty climate.

Any additions to this level of pollution should either not be allowed or lighting kept to an absolute minimum, colour temperature tuned so it does not adversely affect wildlife, direct upward transmission cut off and operation restricted to only the opening hours of the business at night.

We support the Cumbria Dark Skies Project and endorse the recommendations made by Friends of the Lake District