Legislative framework for advertisement control

Section 130 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 sets out the legislative requirements for the control of advertisements. Section 130 (1) states that provision must be made by regulations to restrict or regulate the display of advertisements. The subsequent regulations are The Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. Article 4 of these regulations state that no advertisements can be displayed unless consent for its display has been granted on an application (application for advertisement consent) or adverts are permitted within the parameters of deemed consent as set in Article 5 of these advertisement regulations.