Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to update the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) (Regulations) 1984 to require application for express consent to advertise using a digital display, including where a site has been upgraded from a traditional paper-based display.
Petitioner: Stephen Henson
Status: Closed
Date published: 28 March 2024
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SPICe Briefing (142KB, pdf) posted 05 June 2024
12 June 2024: The Committee agreed to write to Heads of Planning Scotland, the Royal Town Planning Institute, and Outsmart.
Official Report of Meeting 12 June 2024
07 May 2025: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 7 May 2025
PE2090/A: Scottish Government submission, 9 May 2024 (110KB, pdf) posted 09 May 2024
PE2090/B: Petitioner submission, 20 May 2024 (80KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2024
PE2090/C: Outsmart written submission, 20 November 2024 (129KB, pdf) posted 04 December 2024
PE2090/D: Paul Sweeney MSP written submission, 6 May 2025 (80KB, pdf) posted 07 May 2025