Defending the interests of members and the sign industry as a whole is part of the remit of the BSGA and one area in particular – Local Plans – is a cause for ongoing concern.  These plans are created by local authorities to set out regulations which cover planning applications within their territories, and often carry conditions that could adversely affect the production and installation of signs.

The BSGA monitors Local Plans constantly and wherever it is considered that there are unwarranted clauses or conditions that could affect the sign industry, the BSGA lodges a protest. Below are the most recent areas of activity. Full details and the content and response by the BSGA with the relevant Local Authority is available for download in the Members’ Area. It can make interesting reading when the Local Authority decide to implement a policy which from their perspective seems perfectly reasonable and it comes up against legislation already in place preventing such an action (as well as common sense in some cases).

This work is continuous and the Association has lodged protests against Local Plans published by the following local authorities:

Aberdeen Deposit Sept ’04-Forms Aberdeen Deposit Sept ’04-reps Ashfield LP Pref Approach Sept’12-Forms Ashfield LP Publication Draft Aug’13-Forms Ashfield LP Preferred Approach Feb ’16-reps Ashfield LP Preferred Approach Feb’16-Forms

Barnet Dev Man Pols Adopted Sept ’12-Forms
Barnet Dev Man Pols Pref Approach Sept ’10-Forms
Barnet Dev Man Pols Submission Draft May ’11-Forms
Barnsley Draft LDF Oct ’05-Forms
Barnsley Local Plan Cons Draft Dec’14-Forms
Blackburn with Darwen LP Site Allocs  Dev Man Pols Adoption Dec’15-Forms
Bracknell Forest Local Plan Issues & Options June’16-reps
Bracknell Forest Local Plan Issues& Options June’16-Forms
Bracknell Forest Local Plan Consultation Draft Feb’18-Forms
Brighton City Plan Pt 2 Cons Draft Jul’18-Forms
Brighton City Plan Pt 2 Cons Draft Jul’18-reps
Bristol Dev Man Pols Adoption Jul’14 and Review Feb’18-Forms
Burnley Local Plan Pref Opts Jul’16-reps
Burnley LP Preferred Options Jul’16-Forms
Burnley LP Adoption Jul’18-Forms

Camden Design SPD Adopted Apr’11-Forms Camden Design SPD Draft Dec ’10-reps Camden Design SPD Draft Dec’10-Forms Camden Local Plan Cons Draft Feb’15-Forms Camden Local Plan Submission Draft Feb’16-Forms Camden Local Plan Submission Draft Feb’16-reps Carlisle Deposit July ’04 BSGA-Forms Carlisle Deposit July ’04-reps Carlisle Local Plan Pref Opts Jul’13-Forms Carlisle Local Plan Pref Opts Jul ’13-reps Carlisle Re-Deposit Aug ’05-reps Carlisle Re-Deposit August ’05 BSGA-Forms Carlisle Local Plan Adoption Nov’16-Forms Cheshire W & Chester LP Det Pols – Pref Approach Aug’16-Forms Cheshire W & Chester LP Det Pols – Pref Approach Aug’16-reps Cheshire W & Chester LP Det Pols – Publication Draft Dec’17-Forms Cheshire W & Chester LP Det Pols – Publication Draft Dec’17-reps

Dartford Dev Pols DPD Options Draft Dec’14-Forms Dartford LP Dev Pols Adopted Jul’17-Forms Doncaster Sites & Policies DPD Draft Aug ’12-reps Doncaster Sites & Policies DPD Draft Aug’12-forms Doncaster Sites & Policies DPD Publication Draft Aug ’13-reps Doncaster Sites & Policies DPD Publication Draft Aug’13-forms Doncaster Development Guide & Requs Draft Apr ’15-reps Doncaster Development Guide & Requs SPD Draft Apr’15-forms Dover draft Shopfronts and Signs in Cons Areas SPD Oct ’11-reps Dover Shopfronts and Signs in Cons Areas draftt SPD Oct’11-Forms

East Dunbarton Adverts PGN Adopted Oct ’11 – Forms East Dunbarton Adverts PGN Draft Nov ’10-Forms East Dunbarton Local Plan 2 Adopted Oct’11-Forms East Dunbartonshire Adverts PGN Draft Nov’10-Reps East Renfrew Adoption Feb ’11-forms East Renfrew Inspectors Report Sep ’10-forms East Renfrew Proposed LP Feb ’13-forms East Renfrew LDP Adoption Jun ’15-forms East Staffs Local Plan Pref Opts July ’12-Forms East Staffs Local Plan Pre-Sub Draft Oct ’13-Forms Eastleigh draft Local Plan Oct’11-Forms Elmbridge Dev Man Plan Options Apr ’13-reps Elmbridge Dev Man Plan Options Apr’13-Forms Elmbridge Dev Man Plan Adopted Apr’15-Forms Enfield Dev Man Doc Adoption Nov’14-Forms Enfield Dev Man Doc Draft May ’12-Forms Enfield Dev Man Doc Draft May ’12-reps Enfield Dev Man Doc Draft Submission Jul ’13-Forms Enfield Dev Man Doc Draft Submission Jul ’13-reps

Falkirk Local Plan 1st Draft Apr’13-Forms Falkirk Local Dev Plan 1 Adoption Jul’15-Forms

Gateshead Deposit July ’04-Forms
Gateshead Coatsworth Rd SPD Draft Aug ’18-Forms
Glasgow City Plan 2 Cons Draft Mar ’06-Forms
Glasgow City Plan 2 Cons Draft Mar ’06-Reps
Glasgow LDP Main Issues Oct’11-Forms
Gt Yarmouth LP Pt 2 Scoping Draft Aug’18-Forms
Greenwich Core Strat & Det Pols Adoption Jul’14-Forms
Greenwich Core Strat & Dev Man Pols Prop Submission Feb’13-Forms
Greenwich Core Strat & Dev Man Pols Submission Draft Nov’10-Forms

Hackney Dev Man DPD Draft July ’12-reps
Hackney Dev Man DPD Draft July’12-forms
Hackney Dev Man DPD Publication July ’13-reps
Hackney Dev Man DPD Post LI Mods Feb ’15-reps
Hackney Dev Man Pols DPD Publication Jul’13-Forms
Hackney Dev Man Pols DPD Post LI Mods Feb’15-Forms
Hackney Dev Man Pols DPD Adoption Jul’15-Forms
Hackney Local Plan 2033 2nd Consultation Draft Mar’18-Forms
Haringey Dev Man Pols 2nd Draft March ’13-Forms
Haringey Dev Man Pols 2nd Draft March ’13-reps
Haringey Revised Deposit Sept ’04-Forms
Haringey Revised Deposit Sept ’04-reps
Haringey Dev Man Pols Pref Opts Feb ’15-Forms
Haringey Dev Man Pols Pref Opts Feb’15-reps
Haringey Dev Man Pols Pre-sub Draft Jan ’16-Forms
Haringey Dev Man Pols Pre-sub Draft Jan ’16-reps
Haringey Dev Man Pols Submission May’16-Forms
Haringey Dev Man Pols DPD Adopted Jul’17-Forms
Harlow LPD Dev Man Pols Cons Draft Jul’17-Forms
Harlow LPD Dev Man Pols Pre-Submission Draft May’18-Forms
Hartlepool Core Strat Submission June ’12-Forms
Hastings Town Centre & Bohemia AAP Pref Approach Jul ’18-Forms
Havant Local Plan(Allocs) Publication Draft Oct ’13-Forms
Havant Local Plan(Allocs) Draft Nov ’12-Forms
Havant Local Plan(Allocs) Draft Nov ’12-reps
Hertsmere SAMD Publication Draft Aug’15-Forms.doc
Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Pub Draft Sept’14-reps
Hillingdon Local Plan Pt 2 Pub Draft Sept’14-Forms
Hillingdon Local Plan Pt 2 Rev Submission Draft Oct’15-Forms
Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Revised Submission Draft Oct’15-reps
Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Revised Submission Draft – Main Modifications~reps
Hillingdon Local Plan Pt 2 Rev Submission Draft Main Modifications Jun’18~Forms
Hyndburn Dev Man Pref Opts Draft Nov ’12-Forms
Hyndburn Dev Man Pref Opts Draft Nov ’12-reps
Hyndburn Dev Man DPD Consultation Draft Feb ’16-Forms
Hyndburn Dev Man DPD Consultation Draft Feb ’16-reps

Ipswich Shopfront Design Guide Draft Nov ’15-forms Ipswich Shopfront Design Guide Draft Nov ’15-reps Ipswich Shopfront Design Guide Adopted July’16-forms Islington Cally Plan SPD Draft Aug’13-Forms Islington Cally Plan SPD Draft Aug ’13-reps Islington Dev Man Pols Dir of Travel Nov ’10-reps Islington Dev Man Pols Dir of Travel-Forms Islington Inclusive Design SPD Draft Sept’13-Forms Islington Design Guide SPD Draft July ’16-reps Islington Design Guide SPD Draft July’16-Forms

Kensington  Chelsea Core Strat Part Review Inspector’s Report Nov’14-Forms Lambeth Local Plan Proposed Modifications Nov’14-reps Kensington & Chelsea Core Strat Part Review Adoption Dec’14-Forms Kensington & Chelsea Core Strat Part Review Draft Dec ’12-Forms Kensington & Chelsea Core Strat Part Review Publication Draft Jul ’13-Forms Kensington & Chelsea Core Strat Part Review Publication July ’13-reps Kensington & Chelsea Core Strat Submission Draft July ’07-Forms Kensington & Chelsea Transport & Streets SPD New Draft Feb’15-Forms Kensington & Chelsea Transport & Streets SPD New Draft Feb’15-reps Kensington Chelsea Transport Streets SPD Adoption April’16-Forms Kingston upon Thames Core Strat Pub Draft Jan’11-Forms Kirklees Local Plan(Part 1) Draft Nov ’15-forms Kirklees Local Plan(Part 1) Draft Nov ’15-reps

Lambeth Local Plan Inspector’s  Poposed Modifications Nov14-Forms Lambeth Local Plan Draft Mar ’13-reps Lambeth Local Plan Draft Mar’13-Forms Lambeth Local Plan Pre-Sub Draft Dec’13-Forms Lambeth Local Plan Pre-Sub Draft Dec ’13-reps Lambeth Revised Deposit July ’04-Forms Lambeth Revised Deposit July ’04-reps Lambeth Local Plan Adoption Sept 15-Forms Leeds W Leeds Gateway SPD Adopted Oct’10-Forms NW Leicestershire Local Plan Cons Draft Sept’15-Forms NW Leicestershire Local Plan Publication Draft Jul’16-Forms NW Leicestershire Local Plan Adopted Nov’17-Forms NW Leics LP Publication Draft Jul ’16-reps Lewisham Catford Town Centre LP Submission Draft Aug’13-Forms Lewisham Catford AAP Further Opts Feb’13-Forms Lewisham Dev Man DPD Further Opts Dec’12-Forms Lewisham Dev Man LP Draft Submission Aug’13-Forms Lewisham Dev Man LP Adoption Nov’14-Forms NE LIncs Local Plan Post LI Proposed Mods Sept’17-Forms London Local Plan Draft Jan ’12-reps London Local Plan Draft Jan’13-Forms London Local Plan Adoption Jan’15-Forms

Maidstone Local Plan Publication Draft Feb’16-Forms Maidstone Local Plan Adopted Oct’17-Forms Mansfield Adverts Planning Guide Adopted Nov ’11-Forms Mansfield Adverts Planning Guide Draft Apr ’11-Forms Mansfield Adverts Planning Guide Draft Apr ’11-reps Mansfield LP Cons Draft Jan ’16-reps Mansfield LP Cons Draft Jan’16-Forms Merton Sites and Policies DPD Adoption Jul’14-Forms Merton Sites and Policies DPD Draft Jan ’12-reps Merton Sites and Policies DPD Draft Jan’12-Forms Merton Sites and Policies DPD Pre-Submission Draft Jul’13-Forms Merton Sites and Policies DPD Stage 3 Draft Jan ’13-reps Merton Sites and Policies DPD Stage 3 Draft Jan’13-Forms Merton Shopfront Design Guide Draft Dec ’16-reps Merton Shopfront Design Guide Draft Dec’16-forms

NE LIncs Local Plan Pre-Sub Draft Feb’16-Forms
NE LIncs Local Plan Adoption Mar’18-Forms
Newport LDP Deposit Draft Apr ’12-Forms
Newport LDP Deposit Draft Apr ’12-reps
Newport LDP Revised Deposit Draft Jun ’13-Forms
Newport LDP Adoption Jan ’15-Forms
North Tyneside Local Plan 2nd Cons Draft Feb’15-Forms
North Tyneside Local Plan Pre-submission Draft Nov’15-Forms
Nottingham Local Plan (Land & Plan Pols) DPD Pref Opt Oct’13-Forms
Nottingham Local Plan (Land & Plan Pols) Pref Opt Oct’13-reps
Nottingham LP Dev Man Pols (Places for People) Publication Draft Jan’16-reps
Nottingham LP Dev Man Pols (Places for Peoples) DPD Publication Draft Jan’16-Forms
Nottingham LP Part 2 – Land and Plan Pols – Revised P~1
Nottingham LP Part 2 – Land Plan Pols – Submission Draft May’18.Reps

Oldham Vibrant Centres SPD Adopted July ’12-Forms
Oldham Vibrant Centres SPD Draft Feb ’12-Forms
Oldham Vibrant Centres SPD Draft Feb ’12-reps

Pendle Core Strat Publication Draft Oct’14-Forms
Pendle Pref Opts Oct’11-Forms
Pendle Local Plan Pt 1 Adoption Dec’15-Forms
Plymouth Dev Guide 1st Review Draft SPD Sept ’12-reps
Plymouth Dev Guide SPD 1st Review Draft Sept ’12-Forms
Plymouth Dev Guide SPD Adopted Apr ’10-Forms
Poole BC Local Plan Pre-sub Draft Aug’17-Forms
Poole Local Plan Pre-sub Draft Aug ’17-reps
Poole BC Local Plan Main Mods Jul’18-Forms
Powys Pre-LI Mods Nov ’05-Forms

 

Reading Detailed Management SPD Revised Pre-Sub Draft Feb ’11-reps
Reading Detailed Pols Revised Pre-Sub Draft Feb ’11-Forms
Reading Local Plan Submission Draft Nov ’17-reps
Reading Local Plan Post-Submission Mods May’18-Forms
Redbridge LP Pre-Submission Draft Jul’16-Forms
Redcar & Cleveland  Adverts SPD Adopted Feb’12-Forms
Redcar & Cleveland Draft Adverts SPD Aug ’11-reps
Redcar & Cleveland Draft Adverts SPD Aug’11-Forms
Redcar & Cleveland Local Plan Cons Draft Jun ’16-Forms
Redcar & Cleveland Local Plan Publication Draft Dec’16-Forms
Redcar & Cleveland Local Plan Adoption May’18-Forms
Rotherham Sites & Policies DPD Draft May ’13-reps
Rotherham Sites & Policies DPD Draft May’13-Forms
Rotherham Sites & Policies DPD Final Draft Oct’14-Forms
Rotherham Sites & Policies DPD Publication Draft Sep’15-Forms
Rushmoor Shopfront Design Guide SPD Draft Oct ’14-reps
Rushmoor Shopfront Design SPD Draft Oct’14-Forms
Rushmoor Shopfront Design SPD Adopted Feb’15-Forms
Rushmoor Local Plan Pref Approach Draft Jun’15-Forms

 

Sefton Local Plan Pref Opts Jul’13-Forms
Sefton Local Plan Publication Draft Jan’15-Forms
South Lanarks Dev Man  Design SPG Draft May ’13-Forms
South Lanarks Dev Man  Design SPG draft May ’13-reps
South Lanarks LDP2 Vol2 Cons Draft Jul ’18-Forms
South Tyneside Dev Pols Publication Draft July ’10- Forms
South Tyneside Dev Pols Submission Draft Dec ’10- Forms
Southwark 2nd Deposit Draft May ’04-Forms
Southwark New Southwark Plan Pref Options Nov’15-Forms
St Helens Shopfronts & Signage SPD Adopted Jun ’10-Forms
Stafford Shopfronts & Advertisements Draft SPD Mar ’12-Forms
Stafford Shopfronts & Adverts Draft SPD Mar ’12-reps
Stafford Shopfronts & Adverts Draft SPD Oct ’17-reps
Stafford Shopfronts & Advertisements Draft SPD Oct’17-Forms
Stockton Shopfronts & Adverts Draft SPD July ’12-reps
Stockton Shopfronts and Adverts Draft SPD July’12-Forms
Stockton Local Plan Publication Draft Sept’17-Forms
Sunderland Central Area 2nd Alteration Deposit March ’04-Forms
Sunderland Core Strat & Dev Man Pols Pref Opts Aug’13-Forms
Sunderland Core Strat Dev Plan (LP) Draft Aug’17-Forms
Sutton Site Dev Pols Adopted Mar ’12-Forms
Sutton Local Plan Issues & Options Feb ’16-Forms
Sutton Local Plan Adopted Feb’18-Forms
Swale Deposit March ’04-Forms
Swale Deposit March ’04-reps
Swale LP Cons Draft Aug’13-Forms
Swale LP Publication Draft Dec’14-Forms
Swale LP Adoption Jul’17-Forms
Swansea Deposit Oct ’05-Forms
Swindon Local Plan Post-LI Mods Sept’14-Forms
Swindon Local Plan Adoption March’15-Forms

Telford LP Cons Draft Aug’15-Forms.doc
Telford Signs in CAs SPD Adopted Dec’11-Forms
Telford LP Publication Draft Feb ’16-reps
Telford LP Publication Draft Feb’16-Forms
Telford LP Main Modifications Jul’17-Forms
Tendring Deposit May ’04-BSGA Forms
Tendring Deposit May ’04-BSGA reps
Tendring Revised Deposit Nov ’05-BSGA Forms
Tendring Revised Deposit Nov ’05-BSGA reps
Thanet Local Plan Pref Opts Jan’15-Forms
Thanet Local Plan Submission Draft Aug’18-Forms

Waltham Forest Dev Man Pols Adoption Nov’13-Forms
Waltham Forest Dev Man Pols Pref Opts Jan’11-Forms
Waltham Forest Dev Man Pols Submission Draft Jul’12-Forms
Waltham Forest Dev Man Pols Post LI Mods Jul’13-Forms
Waltham Forest Walthamstow AAP Sub Draft Mar ’13-reps
Waltham Forest Wathamstow AAP Draft Sub March’13-Forms
Waltham Forest Walthamstow AAP Post Publication Changes Sept ’13-reps
Waltham Forest Wathamstow AAP Post Publication Minor Changes Sept’13-Forms
Waltham Forest Wathamstow AAP Adoption Oct’14-Forms
Waltham Forest Shopfront Design Guide Draft Jan’16-Forms
Waltham Forest Shopfront Design Guide SPD Draft Jan ’16-reps
Wandsworth Dev Man Pols Draft Submission Oct ’10-Forms
Warrington Design SPD Adopted Dec ’10-forms
Watford Local Plan Pt2 Dev Man Pols 1st Draft Nov’13-Forms
Watford Local Plan Pt2 Dev Man Pols 2nd Draft Dec’14-Forms
Watford LP Pt2 Dev Man Pols 1st Consultation Nov’13-reps
Watford LP Pt2 Dev Man Pols 2nd Consultation Dec’14-reps
Watford Local Plan Pt2 Dev Man Pols Submission Draft Aug’16-Forms
Watford LP Pt2 Dev Man Pols Submission Draft Aug’16-reps
Waveney Draft Heritage and Design SPD Oct ’11-reps
Waveney Heritage and Design draft SPD Oct’11-Forms
Waveney Heritage and Design SPD Adopted Apr’12-Forms
Welhat Local Plan Submission Draft Aug ’16-Forms
Westminster City Man Plan Cons Draft Nov ’11-reps
Westminster City Man Plan Cons Draft Nov’11-Forms
Westminster City Plan Cons Draft Jul ’14-reps
Westminster City Plan Draft Jul’14-Forms
Westminster City Man Plan Draft Jan 116-reps
Westminster City Man Plan Draft Jan’11-Forms
Wigan Adopted Shopfront SPD Oct ’05-Forms
Wigan Revised Deposit Feb ’04-Forms
Wigan Revised Deposit Feb ’04-reps
Wirral Deposit July ’04-Forms
Wirral Deposit July ’04-reps
Woking Design SPD Adopted Feb’15-Forms
Woking Dev Man Pols DPD – Pre-submission Draft Oct’15-reps
Woking Dev Man Pols DPD Submission Draft Oct’15-Forms
Woking Dev Man Pols DPD Submitted Feb’16-Forms
Wycombe Local Plan Cons Draft Jun’16-Forms

York Local Plan Pref Opts June’13-Forms York Local Plan Pref Opts June ’13-reps
York Local Plan Pre-Publication Draft Sept’17-Forms
York Local Plan Pre-Publication Draft Sept’17-reps
York Local Plan Publication Draft Feb’18-Forms
York Local Plan Publication Draft Feb’18-reps