Agenda item

The Chairman stated that the Sub-Committee had previously agreed a policy to ban A-Boards on City streets as they were an impediment to pedestrian comfort and in some cases were hazardous for mobility impaired pedestrians. It was considered necessary to apply the policy to all City streets as a selective implementation was felt to be impractical. He further stated that due to Covid and the impact of lockdown on the retail trade, the policy was deliberately not implemented to help the retail trade in the City to recover. The Chairman added that football during peak days in the City was now close to pre-pandemic levels but the proliferation of A-Boards was becoming problematic. He suggested that preparations take place to implement the policy and that Officers should be requested to submit a report to the next meeting proposing the way forward on this.

A Member requested that any report should include historic paperwork.

An Officer stated that it had previously been agreed that A-Boards should not be permitted on the public highway. Officers could submit a for information report to the March 2024 or May 2024 meeting and in the meantime start the publicity.

RESOLVED – That a report be submitted to the Sub-Committee on proposals for the implementation of a ban on A-Boards.