We've been noticing more and more illegal advertising going up around the city. Most of it is just environmental pollution and in our opinion should require planning permission. So we asked the Council what was legal and what they would do about the proliferation of unauthorised advertising sites. The response? We're not aware of any unlawful sites but please take photographs and send them to us and we'll investigate.Investigate? Its everywhere! Just open your eyes and do your job.
These companys put these signs up to help increase their sales - not for the benefit of our community. If they break the law, fine them! No id or buts. They know what they're doing. Lets get some council offcers who know what they're doing too!
We've received a number of queries about what signs require planning permission. More information here http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/326679.pdf
ReplyDelete"Anyone who displays an advertisement, or uses an advertisement site, or knowingly permits someone else to do so, without the consent required for it is acting illegally. It is then immediately open to the planning authority
ReplyDeleteto bring a prosecution in the Magistrates’ Court for an offence under section 224 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990."
Where is this Spar? I don't recognise it at all.
ReplyDeleteThe Spar in question is at the north end of Cyncoed Rd
ReplyDeleteor, if you see it, report it. The enforcement officers can't be everywhere. If no response, then report it through your local councillor.
ReplyDeleteOk, we'll try it out and see what sort of response we get - watch this space
ReplyDeleteThe officers can't be everywhere but they must be somewhere. You can't go anywhere without seeing all these signs popping up. All the have to do is open their eyes
ReplyDeleteWe agree Mary
ReplyDeletehy should they get away with not paying the fees to place these adverts? We drove along City Rd, Cryws Rd, Whitchurch Rd and lost count of all the illegal signs. It reminded me of a Turkish resort I went to
Councillor Delme Bowen wass Cardiff’s Executive Member for Transport. He is the man who pushed through the damaging changes to the bus network.
ReplyDeleteI can reveal that he doesn’t actually use the bus himself, even though the Council tell us all that we should
When asked he didn't even know much about the bus service in his own village of Creigiau.
Councillor Bowen’s reason for not using the bus to travel from his home in Creigiau to his office at County Hall (within sight of my office) is that "it doesn’t go anywhere near Atlantic Wharf". Because he doesn’t have a direct service to the Bay, he’d rather use his car.
Just like the rest of us Delme, just like the rest of us!