TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (CONTROL OF ADVERTISEMENTS)(ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2007 PROPOSED RENEWAL OF DIRECTION UNDER REGULATION 7 TO CONTROL THE DISPLAY OF 'TO LET' BOARDS

Notice is hereby given that Lancaster City Council ("the Council") on Thursday 6 August 2026 made representations to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government requesting that she makes a renewal of the Direction under Regulation 7 of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 ("the 2007 Regulations") to restrict the display of temporary advertisements relating to the letting of residential premises, which are displayed on the land or premises to which they relate, within the wards of Bulk, Castle, John O’Gaunt, Marsh, Scotforth East and Scotforth West within the District of Lancaster. The effect of a renewal of Direction under Regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations would retain the existing restrictions on the deemed consent granted by Regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations for temporary advertisements described in Class 3A in Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Regulations in so far as it relates to temporary advertisements for the letting of residential premises. This would mean that no temporary advertisement signs for the letting of residential properties could be displayed on the land or premises within the prescribed area without the Council's express consent. Full details of the Council's representations together with a map defining the areas of proposed control are available for inspection on the Lancaster City Council website at www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning consultation or at Lancaster Town Hall and Morecambe Town Hall, on request. Please email planningpolicy@lancaster.gov.uk or call 01524 582383 to make an appointment to view the documents.

If you wish to make any representations about the making of this Renewal of the Direction, your comments can be sent by email to planningpolicy@lancaster.gov.uk or by post to Planning & Housing Strategy Team, Lancaster City Council, PO Box 4, Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1PJ to arrive no later than Thursday 3 September 2026

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