sch.2-secAdvertisements and advertising structures

sch.2-sec Advertisements and advertising structures

Advertisements and advertising structures

(1) Erection of an advertising structure and the display of an advertisement on it, or the display of an advertisement (other than an illuminated sign in a residential zone), in any of the following circumstances—

(a) the advertisement and any structure are not visible from the outside of the site on which they are displayed,

(b) the advertisement is behind the glass line of a shop or window,

(c) the advertisement replaces one lawfully displayed on the same structure,

(d) the advertisement is a real estate sign advertising that the premises on which it is displayed are for sale or lease,

(e) the advertisement displays a message relating to the lawful use of the premises on which it is situated.

(2) Maximum area of real estate advertisements and any associated advertising structure—

(a) 2.5m2 on land within a conservation zone, or

(b) 3.5m2 on land in any other zone.

(3) Maximum area of an advertisement and any associated advertising structure relating to the lawful use of premises—

(a) 0.75m2 in Zone RU5, or

(b) 2.5m2 in any other zone.

(4) Maximum height of an advertisement and any associated advertising structure relating to the lawful use of premises—

(a) 3m above ground level (existing), or

(b) the height of the underside of any awning, whichever is the greater.

(5) Minimum height of an advertisement and any associated advertising structure relating to the lawful use of premises that is suspended from an awning along a public road—2.6m above ground level (existing).

(6) A real estate sign and any associated advertising structure must not be displayed for longer than 14 days after the date of sale or lease of the premises.