Temporary Advertisements On Street Furniture

Banners

Tameside Council is continuing its push for safer, cleaner streets by reinstating tighter control of roadside banners and lamp-post posters.

Anyone who wants to display a banner attached to roadside railings or posters to lampposts will have to apply to council highways engineers for permission.

• How do I apply to put up a banner?
• What are the terms and conditions?
• How long can I have a banner up for?
• How can I check if a banner has a valid permit?
• How can I make a complaint about the condition/placement of a banner?

How do I apply to put up a banner?

People need to apply in writing (or apply online) at least 28 days before the publicity is to go up, providing information on where and when they would like to display their items and the reason for the poster/banner.

A list of approved sites can be found by the following link: Approved Banner Sites

If an alternative site is requested, Engineers will judge if the proposed site is suitable, in highways safety terms, for pedestrians and drivers and applicants will be informed if they have permission.

Online Application Form

What are the terms and conditions?

The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992

Conditions relating to the Siting of Temporary Advertisements on Street Furniture for Local Religious, Educational, Cultural, Political, Social or Recreational Events, Travelling Circuses and Fairs

1. The Council’s permission is needed before putting up a banner in the highway.
2. The Council will normally only grant permission for Public Information / Charity banners to be erected on highway street furniture. Commercial advertising will not be permitted.
3. Banners will normally only be permitted at approved sites (listed in the appendix to this document.
4. Anyone wishing to display a banner must submit a schedule describing the proposed sites and proposed dates during which the banners will be displayed.
5. Normally no more than 10 banners within the borough will be permitted for any one event/campaign although exceptions may be made for important events of relevance to most people such as elections.
6. Applications must be made at least 14 days prior to the first date on which the banners are to be displayed.
7. Applications will not be approved unless the application is accompanied by proof that the applicant holds Public Liability Insurance for the sum of £5 million. The Applicant must sign an indemnity against any claim for damages, which may arise resulting from the display of the banners.
8. Banners must not be erected on traffic signal posts.
9. Banners must not be erected in such a way or such a position as might obstruct a driver’s view of any traffic signal aspect or traffic sign.
10. No banner may exceed 4m x 1m. (2x Standard Panels). No character or symbol on the banner may be more than 750mm in height
11. Banners must not be left up for more than 28 days. Where a sign relates to an event it must not be erected more than 28 days before the event and must be removed within 48 hours after the end of the event.
12. All signs fastened to pedestrian guard rails must be secured so as not to encroach into any visibility panel on the rail, and may only be erected within specific ‘framed’ areas (to be determined).
13. Each application will be subject to a £50 retrospective charge, to cover administration and / or removal costs as appropriate, should any of the above rules be contravened.

How long can I have a banner up for?

A banner can be kept up for a maximum of 28 days.

How can I check if a banner has a valid permit?

View today’s list of authorised banners.

How can I make a complaint about the placement / condition of a banner?

Any complaints about the location or safety of a banner should be reported to us immediately by using the contact details below. Non urgent complaints about banners can be logged on the online complaints system and this will be dealt with accordingly.

Reference: Enforcement Co-ordination Panel – Temporary Advertisement on Street Furniture – 19th November 2008

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