Each application will be considered and if the following
criteria are met, the erection of temporary traffic signs may be
approved:
There must be sufficient off-road parking provision at the event
site to accommodate the anticipated volume of vehicles.
There must be no other suitable signage that drivers can be
advised to follow in the promotional literature for the event.
The event venue must not already be signed independently.
Signs that inform drivers to follow an existing signing scheme
will not be allowed once that scheme has been picked up.
Promotional material for the event must accompany the
application.
The event must be of limited duration.
Once approval has been granted, a number of conditions will be
applied.
(1) Signs are to be erected no more than
24 hours before the event, any signs found erected in advance of
this will be removed and the applicant charged the cost of removal
and an administrative fee of £50.00 per sign. Similarly signs
are to be removed within 24 hours of the event and similar actions
will be instigated should any be found after that period.
When applications are made for a series of events the signs must be
removed and re-erected for each event. The above penalties
will be incurred for deviations from this.
(2) The company or organisers of the
event must hold a current insurance policy that indemnifies this
authority against any claim relating to the provision and siting of
the temporary signs.
(3) The signs must be of an appropriate
size for the approach speeds of the road on which they are to be
placed and must not interfere with any existing highway
signage.
Charging
Bath and North East Somerset Council is entitled to charge for
the administration of applications received from certain temporary
companies and organisations but does not currently do so. In
the case of badly presented / designed applications where staff
time is required to correct mistakes and check locations a charge
may however be levied.
Unauthorised signs
Where signs are erected without permission, they will be
removed, and the cost of doing so charged to the organisation
organising the event named on the sign.
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Developers may be permitted to put up signs advertising the
location of a development if they meet certain conditions. A
developer who wishes to put up a sign must apply to the Authority
to do so. Signs may be permitted if:
(1) The development includes a minimum
of 30 bedrooms
(2) The developers or their contractor’s
public liability insurance shall indemnify the council against all
claims for injury accident or damage which may arise due to the
presence of the signs on or adjacent to the highway
(3) The signs conform to the Department
of Transport, Local Government and the Regions drawing P2701 (the
house symbol in black on a yellow background).
(4) Each sign is mounted a minimum of
2.1m above the carriageway/footway/verge and the sign is at least
0.45m from the edge of the carriageway
(5) Details of the location, number,
wording and method of fixing of the signs, along with proof of the
developer’s public liability insurance must be provided to the
council for approval prior to permission being granted. Only the
minimum number of signs necessary only will be approved. In
most cases, this is likely to be the minimum number of signs
required to direct from the nearest classified road.
(6) No costs associated with removal or
maintenance of the signs shall be borne by the council
(7) The signs shall be removed within
three months of the sale of 80% of the properties
(8) Any damage to existing street
furniture arising from the erection of the temporary signs will be
repaired and the costs recharged to the developer
Charging
Bath and North East Somerset Council is entitled to charge for
the administration of applications for signs to housing
developments but does not currently do so. In the case of
badly presented / designed applications where staff time is
required to correct mistakes, a charge will be levied.
Unauthorised signs
Where signs to housing developments are erected without
permission, they will be removed, and the cost of doing so charged
to the developer.
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