Billboards could blight countryside - farmers weekly
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14 August 2000 Billboards ‘could blight countryside’ _BY FWI STAFF_ POSTERS could soon blight the countryside following a relaxation of rules controlling the spread of billboard advertising,
warns an environmental group. The Council for the Protection of Rural England fears rural views could be spoiled following Department of Environment changes to existing regulations. But the
change, discussed at the Downing Street farming summit earlier this year, could provide an extra source of revenue for hard-pressed farmers. Reforms mean that from 2001 only 20% of the area
currently protected will remain off-limits to advertisers, reports _The Daily Telegraph_. At present councils can declare a site an Area of Special Control Advertising, which effectively
bans billboards. Under new regulations this can only be applied to national parks, areas of outstanding beauty, the Broads, conservation areas and sites of special scientific interest. * The
Daily Telegraph 14/08/2000 page 8 * The Daily Mail 14/08/2000 page 18