ESTATE AGENTS BOARDS

[leenewham]

From the se23 forum:

Good old T&CP Act:

"Estate Agents Boards

Estate Agents advertising are governed by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulations 2007.

* Rules for displaying estate agent boards
* Reporting unlawfully displayed boards
* Contact us

Rules for displaying estate agent boards

How many Estate Agent boards are permitted to be displayed on a property?
The law states that not more than one advertisement, consisting of a single board or two joined boards is permitted. If more than one board is displayed then the first board to be displayed will be deemed as the lawful advertisement.

What can be displayed on a Estate Agent Board?
No advertisement may be displayed indicating that the land or premises has been sold or let, unless an additional advertisement or a statement that a sale or let has been agreed or is subject to contract.

What size should the advertisement be?
Adverts relating to residential use or development are permitted to be 0.5 square metres, or if two joined up boards then an aggregate of 2.3 square metres is permitted.

How long can the advertisement be displayed
The advertisement must be removed within fourteen days after completion of a sale or the grant of tenancy.

How far can the advertisement be projected from the building?
The maximum projection from a building face is 1 metre

How high should the advertisement be?
No part of the advertisement should be higher above the ground than 4.6 Metres, or 3.6 metres in an area of special control

Can the advertisement be illuminated?
Estate Agent advertisements are not permitted to be illuminated."

[poppy]

Have you contacted Property World with your ideas on the other thread Lee?

They support the Sydenham International Music Fest and are family run. They might be more helpful than some of the chains.

They are opposite the station.

[Wispy Wonder]

If the boards are in breach of the T&CP Act (and some have been up for years), they're breaking planning law and should be dealt with by the Lewisham planning office. When I get time, I'll give the council a ring to see what they can do. It's just a pity that local businesses, such as these and others, care so little about the community in which they opperate.

W. Wonder

[Chris Best]

The Sydenham Town Centre Steering Group have been discussing this for some time and both Julie Sutch, the Town Centre Manager and myself as the Chair and local councillor, have visited the estate agents in the high street (particularly Property World) to ask them to remove their advertising boards.

From my last visits on Saturday 10 October there were only two flats to let at Property World, one at UniPlan and none in Manns and Acorn - Your Move were closed. I again made a polite request to remove the old boards and I see, after 14 days, to no avail. I will make sure that the enforcement letters are sent out next week.

I am sure we all support having a vibrant high street - not the short term interests of competing estate agents having sign wars!

[Wispy Wonder]

Chris

It's good to hear you're on the case. Fingers crossed they start disappearing. Just out of interest, how long does the enforcement notice give them to act? Also, will it prevent them putting them straight back up?

Thanks

W. Wonder

[lbere]

After reading the first post the day after it was posted, I rang and reported to the estate agent concerned that two of their boards that had been displayed for a least the last six months on properties on my road.

Im still waiting for them to be removed!!!!

[Trawlerman]

Nov 5th coming up...Perhaps....maybe...?>

[lbere]

btw, both of these boards, state 'let by' and are not 'for let'