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Planning – 4 year rule
Has anyone come across the "4 year rule" with regard to signs?
http://www.planning-applications.co.uk/ … ment1b.htm
Basically, the article above says that any works that have been in place for more than 4 years without planning permission and without being challenged cannot be enforced against.
Does this mean that any sign that was put up more than 4 years ago (without planning permission) is deemed to be exempt? (In other words the council can no longer force the owner to take it down if it isn’t challenged within 4 years).
And is so – does this apply in Scotland or does Scotland have a different set of rules?
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