Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Councils ponder pulling advertising for planning applications
A recent study found that people did not look for planning notices in their local press.
The findings of suggest that many councils could save money through reducing their advertising of planning notices.
Now the government is consulting on the necessity of putting statutory notices in local newspapers.
What do you think folks? How should Haringey let us know about planing application notices? Is it worth Haringey spenidng the money on advertising or is there a better way?
Read more here. Thanks to Kevin Harris of Local Level for pointing this story out to me.
The findings of suggest that many councils could save money through reducing their advertising of planning notices.
Now the government is consulting on the necessity of putting statutory notices in local newspapers.
What do you think folks? How should Haringey let us know about planing application notices? Is it worth Haringey spenidng the money on advertising or is there a better way?
Read more here. Thanks to Kevin Harris of Local Level for pointing this story out to me.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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the legal dice seem loaded in favour of the billboard barons. They too can play the system and string out the process - while the money rolls in.
This was true enough in connection with advertising hoarding space that Haringey Council sold in Crouch End to Bay Media, "Lampost Banner Specialists" – possibly this qualifies as a billboard baron.
Haringey's crack team of officials negotiated what they thought was a wizard deal to gain a few extra thousands of pounds from the sale of our public space to the billboard baron. But, as I understand it, selling to advertisers as principal rather than agent, the baron sold on Haringey's public space and the money rolled in, in much larger amounts than the local council ever saw as a result of the deal. The public gazed at ads for KFC etc. and billboard baron will have laughed all the way to the bank.
So wanna know how much Haringey makes from its banner/lampost adver...
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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DCLG has chosen not to change the rules governing publicity of planning applications in local newspapers, according to Planning Blog
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