Advertisement Application
Please note that the application form cannot be completed
on-screen and must be printed before completion.
Help Completing the Form
1. Applicant Name and Address
Please enter the Applicant Details, including full name and
title. Please also enter the house/flat number and/or name (if
applicable) and street name in the Street address field. The town,
county, country and full postcode should also be entered.
If the application is being submitted by an agent (i.e. someone
who is acting on the applicant's behalf) all correspondence,
including the decision letter, will be sent to him/her.
2. Agent Name and Address
Please enter the Agent Details, including full name and title.
Please also enter the house/flat number and/or name (if applicable)
and street name in the Street address field. The town, county,
country and full postcode should also be entered.
If the application is being submitted by an agent (i.e. someone
who is acting on the applicant's behalf) all correspondence,
including the decision letter, will be sent to him/her.
3. Site Address Details
Please enter the address of the site. Enter the house/flat
number and/or name (if appropriate) and street name in the Street
address field. The town, county, country and full postcode should
also be entered. If the application relates to open ground describe
its location as clearly as possible (e.g. ‘Land to rear of 12 to 18
High Street’ or provide a grid reference).
4. Pre-application Advice
The local authority may be able to offer (possibly for a fee)
pre-application discussions before a formal application is
submitted in order to guide applicants through the process. This
can minimise delays later in processing the application.
Pre-application discussions can also help you and the planning
authority identify areas of concern about your proposed development
so that you can give consideration to amending your proposal before
the application is submitted. The advice and guidance given to you
at the pre-application stage is given in good faith. However, it
does not guarantee or supply a definitive undertaking as to whether
your proposal is likely to be acceptable.
If you have received pre-application advice from the planning
service please indicate the reference/date of any correspondence or
discussion and the name of the officer. If you do not know these
details then please state ‘Unknown’.
This will assist the Council in dealing with your application as
quickly as possible.
5. Neighbour and Community Consultation
The Council will consult your neighbours in most circumstances.
It is often better to tell your neighbours prior to submitting the
application rather than letting the Council’s official letter of
notification bring the application to their attention for the first
time.
6. Council Employee/Member
You must declare whether the applicant or agent is a member of
the council’s staff, an elected member of the Council or related to
a member of staff or elected member of the Council.
Serving elected members or planning officers who submit their
own planning applications should play no part in their
determination and such applications should be determined by the
planning committee rather than by planning officers under delegated
powers.
For the purposes of this question, 'related to' means related,
by birth or otherwise, closely enough that a fair-minded and
informed observer, having considered the facts, would conclude that
there was a real possibility of bias on the part of the
decision-maker in the local planning authority.
7. Type of Proposed Advertisement(s)
Please indicate the number of advertisements proposed by
advertisement type: fascia, projecting, hoarding, etc. If your
proposal does not fall within any of the specified categories,
please describe the advertisement(s) in the box provided.
Further information on outdoor advertisements and signs can be
found at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/outdooradvertisements
8. Location of Advertisement(s)
Please confirm if the application is in respect of an
advertisement which is already in place. If the application is in
respect of such development please provide details of when the
advertisement was installed.
Please also indicate whether the proposed sign or signs will
project over a footpath or other public highway. This is an
important consideration given that any scaffold or hoarding that is
erected or encroaches on the public highway must have a licence
obtained from the highways authority.
9. Advertisement Period
The normal period for which the planning authority will grant
consent is five years, but it may grant shorter or longer periods
at their discretion. However, if you require a sign for a shorter
temporary period, please specify the period for which consent is
sought.
10. Interest in the Land
It is a condition of every consent granted under the
Advertisement Regulations that, before the advertisement to which
the consent relates is displayed, consent should be obtained from
the owner. Unless you are the owner of the application site
permission should be sought from the freeholder or other
individuals entitled to give such permission to erect a sign.
11. Details for Proposed Advertisement(s)
Clearly state the type of advertisement proposed (e.g.
illuminated fascia sign, non-illuminated hanging sign, flag, etc.).
If more than one advertisement is proposed, describe each
individual sign.
Details of advertisements:
a) measure the height from
natural ground level to the base of the proposed advertisement in
metres
b) give accurate metric
dimensions of each proposed advertisement; if less than one metre
in any dimension, please specify size in millimetres
c) give metric dimensions
of the letters, figures or symbols in each of the proposed
advertisement
d) give details of all
colours proposed
e) please specify the
materials of the proposed sign(s)
f) state maximum distance
each advertisement projects from the face of the building on which
it is proposed to place the advertisement
g), h) and i) where an
advertisement is to be illuminated, details of the illumination,
illuminance levels, and whether the illumination would be static or
intermittent is required
12. Planning Application Requirements & Local Level
Requirements
There are two levels of requirements, national and local:
- National - Use the checklist to ensure that
the forms have been correctly completed and that all relevant
information is submitted.
- Local - The local planning authority will have
produced a document (usually available from their website) which
details any specific information that is required to accompany the
application in addition to the national requirements.
Failure to complete the form correctly or to supply sufficiently
detailed drawings or other relevant supporting information may
result in your application being returned as invalid.
The drawing of the proposed advertisement can be in black and
white on paper. It should show the size of the advertisement and
its position on the land or the building in question. For a sign,
the drawing should indicate the materials to be used, fixings,
colours and height above the ground and, where it would project
from a building, the extent of projection. The submission of
photomontages may also be appropriate. The drawing should include
the site location plan and should have sufficient detail to enable
the site to be identified.
13. Declaration
Please sign and date your application.
14. Applicant Contact Details
Please provide contact information for the applicant.
15. Agent Contact Details
Please provide contact information for the agent.
16. Site Visit
Access to the site (i.e. where the works are proposed to take
place) may be required by the case officer. Please provide contact
details in the event that an appointment needs to be made. This
will assist the Council in dealing with your application as quickly
as possible.
If you need any further help or guidance
please email the Planning
Enquires team or telephone 01233 330264.
This webpage was updated on
7/19/2011