Steps are now being taken to stop unsightly shop signs going up in Kilkenny City.
The council will now be putting together a booklet to be used as a guide for shop or business owners looking to put up new signage.
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The shop-fronts guide will be given to them once planning permission has been granted or a lease has been taken out on a premises.
It was the brainchild of Councillor Malcolm Noonan who says “For a town or a city as important as Kilkenny I think its vital that we have a very coherent policy to ensure that franchises or new businesses coming in are aware that they are in a very special place”
