ABSTRACT
The control of advertisements is embodied in the Town and Country Planning Control of Advertisements Regulations (TCPCA Regs) 1992 (SI 1992/666) as amended by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Amendment Regulations) 1999 (SI 1999/1810) made by the Secretary of State (SoS) under s 220 of the Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) 1990. Government policy on advertisements is contained in PPG 19, 'Outdoor Advertisement Control', which amplifies the content of the legislation. The government has declared its intention to update the system for the control of outdoor advertisement which was published in a paper entitled 'Outdoor advertisement control'. The Regulations provide for three categories for the purpose of advertisement control: advertisements which are not subject to prior consent; advertisements which require consent but are deemed to have received that consent under the regulations; and those not within the first two categories and thus requiring express consent from the local planning authority (lpa).
