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A city council aims to ban agents’ boards because it is concerned that up to a quarter of properties in some areas are displaying them.
The City of Lincoln Council has applied to the Government in Westminster for a ban on what it terms as “eyesore” boards in certain areas.
The decision follows a consultation which received 134 responses, of which 85 expressed a wish for a “total ban” on “to let” boards.
Planning manager Kieron Manning said: “It’s shocking to think that some parts of the city have around 25% of the properties covered in ‘to let’ boards, and between the years 2004 and 2016 we have seen the number of complaints grow steadily, so we are aware that there is a problem.
“Now we have Executive approval, we can carry out the wishes of the majority of residents and apply to have the boards removed.”
The council will now apply directly to the Secretary of State for boards to be removed in areas of the city including: Monks Road, the West End, Sincil Bank, Union Road and Waterloo Street.
Once this has been approved, there will be a total ban on any “to let” boards in those areas, the council said.
