The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2007/783 |
| Year | 2007 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the display of advertisements on sites in England only.the display complies with the conditions and limitations specified in column (2) of that Schedule as applicable to advertisements of that description; andexcept in the case of an advertisement within Class F, all the conditions specified in Schedule 2 are complied with;in the case of an advertisement within Class F, the requirements of paragraphs 1 to 3 and 5 of the standard conditions are complied with.in the case of an advertisement within Class H, the requirements of Part 4A are complied with. (1) In these Regulations—(2) Except in Class 15 in Schedule 3, any reference in these Regulations to the building, the land, the premises or the site on which an advertisement is displayed includes, in the case of an advertisement which is displayed on, or which consists of, a balloon, a reference to the building, the land, the premises or the site to which the balloon is attached and to all buildings, land or premises normally occupied therewith.the provisions of the development plan, so far as they are material; andany other relevant factors.factors relevant to amenity include the general characteristics of the locality, including the presence of any feature of historic, architectural, cultural or similar interest;the safety of persons using any highway, railway, waterway, dock, harbour or aerodrome (civil or military) ;whether the display of the advertisement in question is likely to obscure, or hinder the ready interpretation of, any traffic sign, railway signal or aid to navigation by water or air;whether the display of the advertisement in question is likely to hinder the operation of any device used for the purpose of security or surveillance or for measuring the speed of any vehicle.(3) In taking account of factors relevant to amenity, the local planning authority may, if it thinks fit, disregard any advertisement that is being displayed.(4) Unless it appears to the local planning authority to be required in the interests of amenity or public safety, an express consent for the display of advertisements shall not contain any limitation or restriction relating to the subject matter, content or design of what is to be displayed.by the local planning authority or the Secretary of State on an application in that behalf (referred to in these Regulations as “express consent”) ; orby regulation 6 (referred to in these Regulations as “deemed consent”) .(2) An advertisement to which, by virtue of regulation 1(3) , Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations do not apply may be displayed without express consent or deemed consent.(3) In determining an application for consent for the display of advertisements, the local planning authority may have regard to any material change in circumstances likely to occur within the period for which the consent is requested.as consent for the use of the site for the purposes of the display of advertisements, whether by the erection of structures or otherwise; and for the benefit of any person interested in the site. the standard conditions; andin the case of any class other than Class 12, the conditions and limitations specified in that Part in relation to that class.(2) Part 2 of Schedule 3 applies for the interpretation of that Schedule.(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied, upon a proposal made to her by the local planning authority, that the display of advertisements of any class or description specified in Schedule 3, other than Class 12 or 13, should not be undertaken in any particular area or in any particular case without express consent, she may direct that the deemed consent for that class or description shall not apply in that area or in that case, for a specified period or indefinitely.
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