If you want to display an advertisement bigger than 0.3 square metres on the front or outside your property. You may need to apply for Advertisement Consent. This includes:
- Your house name
- House number
- A "beware of the dog" sign.
Temporary notices
You may display a temporary notice up to 0.6 square metres relating to local events such as fetes and concerts. These can only be displayed for a short period.
Estate agents boards
There are different rules for estate agent boards. But in general these should not be bigger than 0.5 square metres on each side.
Find out if you require planning permission
Use the online expert system to find out if you need planning permission.
Application forms
You can find the application forms on our Application form and guidance notes page.
Note: The documents are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). And therefore requires a suitable reader to view it. A reader can be downloaded free from the Adobe Website (full instructions for downloading the reader are provided on the site).