advertisement sign

mirror mirror

if i were to erect a 4x2 foot sign advertising xmas trees for sale on the main road just around the bend from my house would i need permission from the council ?

Happyman42

depends where you are. If it's on the roadside they can and probably will lift it and slap your wrist.
Normally I would ring them and tell them it is temporary and is not blocking any sight lines. That was for charity events though, never tried for a private business.

rayjdav

Mirror mirror,

Refer to the attached link to Exempted Development Regs (Advertisments) and satisfy yourself that what you propose falls into one of the noted Conditions and Limitations
(Part 2 Exempted Developments) Advertisments

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html#sched2

Mellor

Happyman42 wrote: »

depends where you are. If it's on the roadside they can and probably will lift it and slap your wrist.
Normally I would ring them and tell them it is temporary and is not blocking any sight lines. That was for charity events though, never tried for a private business.

Happyman, we don't encourage breaching of planning regulations. Don't comment if you don't know. Don't suggest something that might result in a slap on the wrist.


OP, as linked above, class 1 of schedule 4 applies.

extract wrote:

Advertisements exhibited on business premises, wholly with reference to the business or other activity carried on or the goods or services provided on those premises.


3. The total area of such advertisement which are not exhibited on or attached or affixed to a building on the premises shall not exceed 3 square metres, of which not more than 1.5 square metres shall consist of advertisements which are illuminated.

4. (a) No part of any such advertisement which is not exhibited on or attached or affixed to a building on the premises, or of an advertisement structure on which it is exhibited, shall be more than 2.5 metres in height.

(b) No part of any such advertisement which is exhibited on or attached or affixed to a building on the premises shall be more than 4 metres in height above ground level.

5. Where any such advertisement projects more than 5 centimetres over any public road, the sign or other advertisement structure on which it is exhibited shall not be less than 2 metres above the level of such road and shall not project more than 1 metre over such road.

8. No such advertisement shall contain or consist of any symbol, emblem, model, logo or device exceeding 0.6 metres in height or any letter exceeding 0.3 metres in height.

They are the relevant sections, basically for you it is exempt if you are below 1.5m2 illuminated, or 3m2 unilluminated. Max height of 2500. Letters are 300mm max and you don't over hang the road. I know it allows for exempt signs to overhang, but the min height then restricts you to 500mm height, which is less than 2ft.

muffler

Dont forget that signs need to be licenced.