Planning - advertisement control
The advertisement regulations set out a number of categories
where permission is not required to display certain
advertisements.
You may need to apply for advertisement consent to display an
advertisement bigger than 0.3 square metres on the front of, or
outside, your property. So you are unlikely to need consent for a
sign with your house name or number on it, or even a sign saying
'Beware of the dog'.
Temporary notices up to 0.6 square metres relating to local
events, such as fêtes and concerts, may be displayed for a short
period. There are different rules for estate agents' boards, but,
in general, these should not be bigger than 0.5 square metres.
A booklet, prepared by the Department for Transport, Local
Government and the Regions and the Welsh Assembly for Wales, aims
to explain to everyone who wants to display an outdoor
advertisement how the system of advertisement control works in
England and Wales.
Outdoor
advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers
Because you may find the system quite complicated at first, the
booklet is arranged in separate sections and there are numerous
illustrations which may show you how the system affects the type of
advertisement you want to display.
Applying for advertisement consent
Advertisement consent forms are used when submitting an
application for an advert or to display a hoarding.
Your completed application forms (3 copies) should be
accompanied by the relevant checklist. You should indicate on the
checklist the information you have provided and which information
you do not consider relevant to your application. Please note,
however, that any application which does not provide all the
required details may not be validated.
Application Form, Help Note, Checklist and Guidance Note
Advertisement consent application form (256kb pdf)).
Help note - completing the application
form(27kb pdf).
Checklist
- advertisement consent (59kb pdf).
Guidance
note - applying for advertisment consent (29kb pdf).
Other Documents
Fee sheet - effective from
6 April 2008 (93kb pdf).
Location plans request form
(53kb pdf).