- Vote in the European Parliament Elections on 4 June
- Council to fly flag for armed forces
- Rape alarms available from police and Council
- Organic garden opens its gates
- Poetry, comedy and literature at libraries festival this summer
- Music and nature at the Stables Gallery
- Views wanted on policies to guide future growth of borough
- Council team takes up the bike challenge
- Walk the Thames
- New Mayor reopens Teddington Library
- Free parking in Richmond upon Thames on Monday
- Personal alarms available from police and Council
- Learning the Kunskapsskolan way
- New affordable homes to be built
- Council seeks new co-sponsor for Shene
- Your vote could help Orleans House Gallery win the £100,000 Art Fund prize
- By the light of the moon
- Making parks even better
- Get Fit in Castlenau Recreation Ground
- Football Club scores with Council
- Employee Awards for Power Candidates
- CPZ review
- Eat al fresco in Church Street
- Olympic gold medallist trains Richmond rowers
- Join in the fun at Heathfield Street Party on 16 May
- Meeting of young minds to become annual event
- Council supports IDAHO
- It’s stitching, but not as we know it
- How can we cut carbon footprint?
- Supper with Shakespeare
- Free adult learning taster sessions in borough’s libraries 9-15 May
- Kick off the summer with the Power Employment flower show
- Outdoor swimming pool opens for summer
- Standards Committee member wanted by Council
- Find out about Council services at Richmond Fair
- Comment on Shopfront Design Guide
- Your say wanted on how extensions are decided
- Pupils get ready to grow their own
- Volunteers are supporting community
- Borough smashes tree planting target
- Exclusively Richmond
Release Date: 05/05/2009
Comment on Shopfront Design Guide
New guidelines on the design of shopfronts across the borough have been published by Richmond Council, and officers are now asking residents and businesses for their views.
The character and appearance of the borough’s town centres can be greatly affected by changes to shopping parades and signage. The Shopfront Design Guide aims to ensure shopfronts of architectural merit are kept and it also promotes good design to retailers renewing their frontages or opening new businesses.
The guide can be read online by following the links under the news and events section on our planning pages. People are welcome to comment on whether they agree with details of the policy until Friday 22 May.
Philip Wealthy, Head of Planning Policy and Design at the Council, said: “We want to help retailers get the most out of their businesses while at the same time protecting the essential character of our town centres.”
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