Thoughout England, the local planning authority is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the advertisement control system, and for deciding whether a particular advertisement should be permitted or not. For the majority of people who want to display an advertisement or sign, this is a system that they will not use regularly and can seem complicated.
The booklet below, prepared by Communities and Local Government, aims to explain to everyone who wants to display an outdoor advertisement how the system of advertisement control works. The main sections of the booklet explain:
How the advertisement control system works
What advertisements are normally permitted
What advertisements need specific permission and how to obtain it
How planning authorities may control the display of advertisements in some special cases is explained in the appendix.
A pdf version of the booklet is below, but, in the circumstances that you require a hard copy, these are available free of charge from Communities and Local Government Publications, PO Box 236, Wetherby LS21 7NB. Telephone 08701 226 236. Quantity restrictions may apply.
