Controls on 'To Let' Ad Boards

Local restrictions for letting boards

The Direction restricting deemed consent for letting boards has expired and the City Council is currently in the process of apply for a new Direction from the Secretary of State.

The City Council applied for the original Direction in 2011 as the large number of letting boards was having a harmful impact on the character and visual appearance of several neighbourhoods. We recognised that it would be unreasonable to require property owners to apply for advertisement consent for every new letting board in the area, so we created a design guide for letting boards. This document provided guidance for landlords wishing to display letting boards on their residential properties in the Direction Area, and letting boards displayed in compliance with the guidance would not be subject to enforcement action.

In order to ensure we are able to conserve the visual amenity and character of local street scenes, we will be kindly asking agents to continue following the guidelines set out in this document whilst we undertake the statutory process to apply for the Regulation 7 Direction. Our preference is always to work in partnership with the agents and we hope this request will be observed. In the event we are issued with a new Regulation 7 Direction and this request has not been observed then we would have to consider undertaking enforcement action to enable any boards not meeting the guidelines to be removed.

We defined nine areas of the city where To Let boards could not be displayed on residential properties without our consent unless they followed strict criteria.

To view detailed guidance on how the rules operate, please see below:

• Click to view a copy of The Direction and accompanying letter
• Click to view a map of the areas that it applied to
• Click to view a copy of the Design Guidance for Letting Boards and detailed maps of the areas

If you have any general questions or would like further information on the guidance please contact below

• Email: - development.management@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
• Call - 0115 876 4447