5,000 signatures reached
To: North Kesteven District Council
Let us keep our sign - The Bairns Play Cafe
We want The Bairns to keep its sign – it was designed in line with previous approvals, supports a local business using local suppliers, and helps families and parents who rely on this much-loved community space. Forcing costly changes would unfairly burden a young business that is already bringing new visitors and positive impact to Sleaford. We need NKDC to overturn their planning refusal.
Why is this important?
We’re asking North Kesteven District Council to reconsider their refusal of advertisement consent for The Bairns’ sign in Sleaford.
The sign was created in good faith, following the same style and materials that were approved for the previous business on the very same building early last year.
The Bairns is more than just a business. In only two months, it has welcomed over 650 different customers, many visiting Sleaford for the first time solely because of us! The sign is not only respectful of the town’s heritage but also vital in helping people find this much-loved new space.
This is a small, family-run business using local suppliers, creating local economic benefit, and offering something much deeper: a safe and supportive space for families, parents, and especially mums struggling with postnatal depression and anxiety. The community has already spoken loudly in praise of the positive impact The Bairns is having.
To force costly changes to signage would place an unfair burden on a young business that is already giving so much back to Sleaford. The existing sign causes no harm to the building’s character but plays a big role in the life of the town.
We therefore urge the Council to allow The Bairns to keep its sign.
