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

S.I. 1992/666 · Made 11 March 1992 · Extends to England and Wales

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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 11th March 1992

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1992

Coming into force 6th April 1992

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 220, 221, 223(1), 224(3) and 333(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14C15C16C17

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations repealed (E.) (6.4.2007) by The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/783), regs. 1(1), 32(1) (with reg. 32(2)-(4))

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (31.7.1997) by Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 (c. 61), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)

C2

Regulations applied (11.3.1999) by The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/450), arts. 1, 150

C3

Regulations applied (2.4.2001) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1298), regs. 1(1), 23

C4

Regulations applied (1.3.2003) by The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/284), arts. 1(1), 138

C5

Regulations applied (24.3.2004) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/870), regs. 1(1), 19

C6

Regulations applied (23.7.2004) by The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1962), arts. 1(1), 12

C7

Regulations applied in part (7.6.2006) by The Town and Country Planning (Application of Subordinate Legislation to the Crown) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1282), arts. 1, 11

C8

Regulations applied (1.2.2007) by The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/236), arts. 1(1), 139

C9

Regulations applied (27.7.2007) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2089), regs. 1(2), 19

C10

Regulations applied (23.7.2008) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1848), regs. 1(2), 15

C11

Regulations applied (16.12.2010) by The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2837), arts. 1(2), 23

C12

Regulations applied (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(2), Sch. 1 para. 18(1)

C13

Regulations applied (9.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums)(England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/323), regs. 1, 19

C14

Regulations applied (18.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/444), regs. 1, 24 (with reg. 27)

C15

Regulations applied (25.7.2012) by The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1917), arts. 1(2), 83(2)

C16

Regulations applied (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 109

C17

Regulations applied (18.7.2025) by The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/864), arts. 1(2), 136 (with art. 1(4))

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 8; see also the definition of “prescribed” in section 336(1).

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. 4Powers to be exercised in the interests of amenity and public safety
  6. 5Requirement for consent
  7. Part II: DEEMED CONSENT
  8. 6Deemed consent for the display of advertisements
  9. 7Directions restricting deemed consent
  10. 8Discontinuance of deemed consent
  11. Part III: EXPRESS CONSENT
  12. 9Applications for express consent
  13. 9AApplication of section 77 of the Act to applications for express consent
  14. 10Secretary of State’s directions
  15. 11Receipt of applications
  16. 12Duty to consult
  17. 13Power to deal with applications
  18. 13AApplications by an interested planning authority
  19. 14Notification of decision
  20. 15Appeals to the Secretary of State
  21. 16Revocation or modification of express consent
  22. 17Compensation for revocation or modification
  23. Part IV: AREAS OF SPECIAL CONTROL
  24. 18Area of Special Control Orders
  25. 19Control in areas of special control
  26. Part V: MISCELLANEOUS
  27. 20Repayment of expense of removing prohibited advertisements
  28. 21Register of applications
  29. 22Directions requiring information
  30. 23Exercise of powers by the Secretary of State
  31. 24Discontinuance notice in respect of authority’s advertisement
  32. 25Extension of time limits
  33. 26Cancellation or variation of directions
  34. 27Contravention of Regulations
  35. 28Statutory Instruments revoked
  36. Signature
  37. Schedule 1: STANDARD CONDITIONS
  38. 1Paragraph 1
  39. 2Paragraph 2
  40. 3Paragraph 3
  41. 4Paragraph 4
  42. 5Paragraph 5
  43. Schedule 2CLASSES OF ADVERTISEMENTS TO WHICH PARTS II AND III OF THESE REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY
  44. Schedule 3: CLASSES OF ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH MAY BE DISPLAYED WITH DEEMED CONSENT
  45. Part I: SPECIFIED CLASSES AND CONDITIONS
  46. Functional advertisements of local authorities, statutory undertakers and public transport undertakers
  47. 1ADescription.
  48. 1AConditions and Limitations.
  49. 1BDescription.
  50. 1BConditions and Limitations.
  51. Miscellaneous advertisements relating to the premises on which they are displayed
  52. 2ADescription.
  53. 2AConditions and Limitations.
  54. 2BDescription.
  55. 2BConditions and Limitations.
  56. 2CDescription.
  57. 2CConditions and Limitations.
  58. Miscellaneous temporary advertisements
  59. 3ADescription.
  60. 3AConditions and Limitations.
  61. 3BDescription.
  62. 3BConditions and Limitations.
  63. 3CDescription.
  64. 3CConditions and Limitations.
  65. 3DDescription.
  66. 3DConditions and Limitations.
  67. 3EDescription.
  68. 3EConditions and Limitations.
  69. 3FDescription.
  70. 3FConditions and Limitations.
  71. Illuminated advertisements on business premises
  72. 4ADescription.
  73. 4AConditions and Limitations.
  74. 4BDescription.
  75. 4BConditions and Limitations.
  76. Advertisements on business premises
  77. 5Description.
  78. 5Conditions and Limitations.
  79. An advertisement on a forecourt of business premises
  80. 6Description.
  81. 6Conditions and Limitations.
  82. Flag advertisements
  83. 7ADescription
  84. 7AConditions and Limitations
  85. 7BDescription
  86. 7BConditions and Limitations
  87. Advertisements on hoardings
  88. 8Description.
  89. 8Conditions and Limitations.
  90. Advertisements on highway structures
  91. 9Description.
  92. 9Conditions and Limitations.
  93. Advertisements for neighbourhood watch and similar schemes
  94. 10Description.
  95. 10Conditions and Limitations.
  96. Directional advertisements
  97. 11Description.
  98. 11Conditions and Limitations.
  99. Advertisements inside buildings
  100. 12Description.
  101. Sites used for the display of advertisements on 1st April 1974
  102. 13Description.
  103. 13Conditions and Limitations.
  104. Advertisements displayed after expiry of express consent
  105. 14Description.
  106. 14Conditions and Limitations.
  107. Part II: INTERPRETATION
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. Schedule 4: MODIFICATIONS OF THE ACT
  113. Part I: MODIFICATIONS OF SECTION 70A OF THE ACT (POWER OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY TO DECLINE TO DETERMINE APPLICATIONS)
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. Part II: SECTION 70A OF THE ACT AS MODIFIED
  116. 70AParagraph 70A
  117. Part III: MODIFICATIONS OF SECTIONS 78 AND 79 OF THE ACT (APPLICATIONS FOR EXPRESS CONSENT)
  118. 1Paragraph 1
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. Part IV: SECTIONS 78 AND 79 OF THE ACT AS MODIFIED (APPLICATIONS FOR EXPRESS CONSENT) Repealed
  121. 78Paragraph 78 Repealed
  122. 79Paragraph 79 Repealed
  123. Part V: MODIFICATIONS OF THE ACT (DISCONTINUANCE NOTICES)
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. 2Paragraph 2
  126. Schedule 5: AREA OF SPECIAL CONTROL ORDERS
  127. Part I: PROCEDURE FOR AREA OF SPECIAL CONTROL ORDERS
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Paragraph 2
  130. 3Paragraph 3
  131. 4Paragraph 4
  132. 5Paragraph 5
  133. 6Paragraph 6
  134. 7Paragraph 7
  135. 8Paragraph 8
  136. 9Paragraph 9
  137. 10Paragraph 10
  138. 11Paragraph 11
  139. IIFORMS OF NOTICE
  140. Explanatory note