‘Overtly sexual’ shop display criticised

COUNCIL bosses are considering enforcement action against an “overtly sexual” display at a Perth tanning salon.

The eye-catching images at the city’s Sun Shack feature a tanned woman in a bikini clutching her breasts.

Local Liberal Democrat councillor Peter Barrett said he had received complaints about the Princes Street shop front, which he claimed was “offensive and overtly sexual”.

Now salon bosses may have to remove the images after Perth and Kinross Council ruled they were put up in a conservation zone without proper permission.

A spokesman said: “We can confirm that the signage does not have the necessary advertisement consent and we are contacting the business on the matter.

“We will consider serving an enforcement notice if the matter remains unresolved.”

Sun Shack, which has salons across Scotland bearing similar images, has not responded to requests for comment.

Mr Barrett said: “Local residents and people working in the city centre have complained to me about the size and content of the images.

“St John the Baptist Church and Greyfriars burial ground are viewed to the south and the tacky and offensive nature of the advertisements detract from both and impair the amenity of the local area.”