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The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 changes the way planning applications for new advertising spaces are decided in England. Unless we act now, these decisions might in the future be made only by planning officers, meaning no democratic oversight by elected councillors and less opportunity for local people to raise objections. The Planning and Infrastructure…Continue reading Who decides? New rules for outdoor advertising planning applications
On a sunny Saturday, Adblockers from across the UK gathered in Bristol for a day of planning, skill sharing and network building. …Continue reading Adblock AGM 2024
On March 5, Adfree Cities hosted an event at Portcullis House, opposite the Houses of Parliament, to launch our new research on outdoor advertising and inequality for an audience of MPs and civil society (and Adblock groups!). …Continue reading We’re #BetterWithoutBillboards and it’s time MPs took action
Adfree Cities was very pleased to learn earlier this month that Hackney Council passed a motion to include a ban on high-carbon advertising in their Advertising and Sponsorship policy. …Continue reading Adblock Hackney celebrate council high-carbon ad restrictions
Major advertising company Clear Channel UK, whose expanding billboard empire promotes harmful adverts and impacts the environment, is claiming to be a “Platform for Good” in a series of adverts that also make the claims “Ads seen here help fund local services” and “Powered by renewable energy”. …Continue reading “Platform for Good”? Major ad company Clear Channel’s ads reported to advertising regulator
Object to 6 new ‘Digital hubs’ live planning applications in Hackney: We would like to ask your help to stop BT and JCDecaux from installing 6 digital hubs in Hackney. These will run adverts 24/7 wasting precious energy, pushing ads to sell people things they don’t need, ultimately all for their corporate profit, not public…Continue reading Stop 6 digital ad billboards