Monkey in a box sign proposals again rejected

FURTHER plans to erect controversial ‘monkey in a box’ signage at an Aylesbury warehouse have been objected to.

The application, put to Aylesbury Vale District Council by Tring Road-based Store ‘N’ Go, is to put up four fascia signs, two individual letter signs, one vinyl letter sign and three post-mounted signs.

But Aylesbury Town Council has rejected the plans at the Wynne Jones Centre, saying they are unsuitable – as the council previously did, as reported in the Bucks Herald’s recent article about the chimpanzee in a box signage overlooking Tring Road cemetery.

In its objection, the town council’s planning committee stated: “This proposal is totally unacceptable at this important gateway approaching the town centre.

“Members will have seen from articles in the local newspaper and television news that the wider public, as well as the town council, find the signage too large, inappropriate and distasteful, particularly as it can be seen from within the adjacent cemetery. The sign can be seen from the canal bridge which is about a quarter of a mile away.

“Also some trees and shrubbery surrounding the centre have been removed. These areas are now a complete mess with litter, and graffiti on the buildings has been exposed.”

Plans will now be scrutinised by Aylesbury Vale District Council.