Large format banner from Great Charles Street Birmingham City Council prepared a Supplementary Planning Document (SDP) on large format banner advertising. The final document is part of the Local Development Framework. The visual impact of poorly maintained scaffolding and scaffolding mesh can have a negative affect on the environment. Advertising on scaffolding can enliven the facade of a building whilst work is taking place. Planning applications for banner advertisements can only be considered on the grounds of public safety and amenity as advised in the government's Planning Policy Guidance on Outdoor Advertisements Control (PPG19). The purpose of the SPD is to address the issue of potential harm to visual amenity. Large format banner advertising could affect the quality of the environment if it were not subject to controls. The SPD provides guidance on the criteria against which planning applications for the banner advertisements will be assessed. It supports and expands on the Birmingham Plan 2005 (the Unitary Development Plan). The SPD and a number of supporting documents are available below, or you can contact Planning Direct for copies. The Supplementary Planning Document Large Banner Advertising SPD (31KB PDF) -the adopted supplementary planning document. Supporting Documents Large Banner Advertising Sustainability Appraisal (184KB PDF) - The report summarises the background to the preparation of the SPD, how the council identified and assessed the significant social, environmental and economic effects of the SPD and how this has influenced its content. Large Banner Advertising Consultation Statement (554KB PDF) - this records what consultation was carried out, the comments received and how these comments affected the adopted SPD. Large Banner Advertising Apdoption Statement (79KB PDF) - details of adoption and period available for judicial review Strategic Environmental Statement (SEA) Screening Statement (48KB PDF) - this statement confirms that a full SEA is not required. The adopted Supplementary Planning Document is available for public inspection in the City Council Reception area on the 9th Floor of Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, on Mondays – Thursdays between 8.45 am and 5.15pm and on Fridays between 8.45 am and 4.15pm and at Neighbourhood Offices across the City.