Belfast·SPG008 Advertising and Signage·Page 19·5.3
Gable mounted advertisements - design guidance
Design guidance requires gable advertisements to be sympathetic to the host building, positioned above ground floor level symmetrically, avoiding obscuring architectural details or windows, and not adversely affecting the building's normal functioning.
Design, form, size, proportions and siting of a gable mounted advertisement should be sympathetic to the host building to which it is to be attached. Should generally be located above ground floor level on the gable and be symmetrical with the wall on which it is to be positioned. Interesting features such as architectural detailing should not be obscured, damaged or destroyed. Windows should not be covered, and the normal functioning of the building should not be adversely affected.
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