Tan shop’s bikini woman must go
has campaigned against the images, said: “The Sun Shack tanning salon will be issued with an enforcement notice, having failed for more than six months to submit a valid planning application for their window displays.
“The Sun Shack has dragged out the planning process by submitting two applications without the necessary information to allow them to be determined.
“It looks like they have simply been playing the system.
“Going through part of the motions in order to stave off enforcement.”
The salon failed to comply with the latest Perth and Kinross Council deadline, which gave the owner until October 18 to submit a valid application for advertisement consent.
Cllr Barrett first received complaints back in February about the posters which alledgedly feature sexualised images of a young woman clasping her breasts and presenting her buttocks to passers-by.
The Liberal Democrat group leader added: “The tanning salon is situated within the Perth Central conservation area.
“More than six months ago, I was advised by planners that these posters were unlawful.
“It is highly unlikely that such tacky images of a women in sexualised poses on full height windows, would be granted planning consent. The operators of the salon appear to have been playing the system to avoid having to take the posters down.
“I am pleased that the council’s patience has now been exhausted and a notice issued for the immediate removal of the posters is to be issued.
“The local amenity of the area will much be improved as soon as the posters come down.”
The tanning salon is part of a chain of 18 shops in Scotland. Sun Shack’s owner in Glasgow declined to comment.
Councillor Barratt had previously described the pictures as an “arched back, cleavage-clutching, bottom display”.
But yesterday comments in the street ranged from “not fussed” to “take it down, this objectifies women”.
Colin, a local of 69 said: “For goodness sake, this is political correctness gone mad. I actually think this is pleasant to look at.
“The problem these days is two people complain about something and the world has to change.”
Pensioner Elizabeth McRobbie from Wormit in Fife said: “I pass this shop every Thursday and I don’t object to the posters at all.”