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SIGNS & THE LAW
Hi Everybody…
When a client asks me to make a big sign to put up here or there on their premises I simply make whatever they order and they put it up but I’m sure it’s not as simple as that !!!
How big can a sign be before it requires planning permission? Are there some types of site for which planning permission is not required.
Is it true that where a sign would be illegal, a banner is not?
Do different rules apply to portable signs like A frames?
Is there a definitive explanation of the law regarding signs somewhere on gov.uk or is it regional?
Regards
Ramjam -
2 Replies
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You could read the info on this link:
http://www.ukplanning.com/ukp/ucadvertisements.jsp
Listed buildings always seem to be the ones that cause the biggest no, no’s around here…….. we have lots & lots of listed buildings – especially the pubs 😕
If you get in touch with your local council, explain what you do & could they send out as much info on anything that would fall in your line of work. Thats what we did & they sent out some usefull stuff.
Carrie 😀
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There used to be a hand book freely available from the planning dept of the council about signs. Tells you about Square metreage allowed in certain areas and and on certain buildings.
Banners I seem to recall fall into the temporary signage group and whilst that doesn’t eliminate planning regulations the general feeling is that you can get away with them a bit more.
The local planning dept once told me that in a typical High Street 90% of the signs would not have planning permission either because they did not require it, some ruling about being allowed to have a certain amount of signage, but mainly because people didn’t apply. The 10% were the High St nationals who sought permission as a matter of course.
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