STANDARD ADVERTISEMENT CONDITION (COMPLIANCE): Any advertisement displayed and any site used for the display of advertisements, shall be maintained in a clean and tidy condition to the reasonable satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a safe condition. Where an advertisement is required under these Regulations to be removed, the removal shall be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.No advertisement is to be displayed without permission of the owner of the site or any other people with an interest in the site entitled to grant permission. No advertisement shall be sited or displayed so as to obscure, or hinder the ready interpretation of any road traffic sign, railway signal or aid to navigation by water or air, or so as otherwise to render hazardous the use of any highway, railway, waterway (including any coastal waters) or aerodrome (civil or military).
ADVERTISEMENT ILLUMINATION INTENSITY (COMPLIANCE): The illumination of the advertisement displays hereby approved shall not exceed a maximum steady brightness of 2,500 candelas per square metre during daylight hours and 300 candelas per square metre during hours of darkness. REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and highway safety.
ANIMATION (COMPLIANCE): The advertisement screens hereby approved shall not display any animated or video content unless it is below the VAMM maximum threshold. REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and highway safety
SPECIAL EFFECTS (COMPLIANCE): No music, smoke or sound shall be emitted from the advertisements. REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and highway safety.
APPENDIX A TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Shelter Advertising Proposed Technical Specification; Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertising) (England Regulations 2009) RE: Condition Variation of an Advertisement Consent at an Existing Bus Shelter dated 29th June 2026; Sustainable Design and Construction Statement dated 14th July 2026; 0119/0335 London Borough of Islington Shelter Advertising Proposal Bus Shelter O/s Building No. 695 HOLLOWAY ROAD, Archway, London, N19 5SE SITE PLAN & IMAGES; Transport for London [Covering Letter] dated January 2026
DISPLAY TIME (COMPLIANCE): The minimum display time for each piece of content on the digital display screens shall be 10 seconds. The interval between each piece of content on the digital display screens shall take place over a period no greater than one second. The complete screen shall change with no visual effects between displays, and the display shall include a mechanism to freeze the image in the event of a malfunction. REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and highway safety.
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.