Council Cracks Down on Illegal Hoardings in the Bush

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Works with local groups to remove advertising in Uxbridge and Goldhawk Roads

Hammersmith & Fulham Council says it is working with local residents to crack down on illegal advertising hoardings on residences across the borough.

A number of large illuminated advertising boards have been banished by the council from Uxbridge and Goldhawk Roads in Shepherd's Bush with the support of local resident-led groups such as the Hammersmith Society and Hammersmith & Fulham Historic Buildings Group.

The council and the local groups combined forces to crackdown on advertisers who are acting without proper consent for the sites.n Uxbridge Road, the council’s planning enforcement team removed large illuminated advertising hoardings at numbers 202, 216, 242, 428, 171 and 112.

And in Goldhawk Road, the team also removed hoardings from numbers 1, 39, 66, 85, 75, 86, 106, 120, 162 and 256.

Nicolas Fernley of the Hammersmith & Fulham Historic Buildings Group said: "We are delighted with the results. We support the action the council is taking to rid our streets of these eyesores and we will continue to do so in the future."

And Tom Ryland, chairman of the Hammersmith Society, said: "We commend the council’s determination to eradicate illegal advertising boards in the borough. Unauthorised advertising – especially if large or illuminated – downgrades the environment for everyone. The council has our full support in pursuing offenders."

The council has also tackled the problem in Munster Road and Fulham with the Backing of The Fulham Society.

"It sends out a clear message to advertisers and property owners that we expect them to follow the rules," said Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport & Residents' Services.

The offending advertising hoardings were displayed at a high level on residential properties and were deemed to have been put up without proper consent.

October 3, 2016