We will consider applications to advertise local events on roads or parks managed by Croydon Council, for example craft fairs, fetes, school events, community events or events that have links to or promote the borough of Croydon. The conditions and locations for advertising are set out below.
If you wish to advertise your event on privately owned land you must seek permission from the land owner.
If an application is declined, for example due to other organisations already using a location, we are happy to work with you to look at alternatives as we wish to support local events where possible.
There is no charge for applying. Each application is considered on its own merits, the granting of permission or refusal on any occasion does not affect other applications.
The council will not permit individual businesses to advertise their products or services on public land (funfairs and circuses have certain exemptions).
Any advertisements displayed without our permission, or in breach of the conditions stated in this document, may be removed without notice.
Conditions
The following conditions must be adhered to – failure to ensure continued compliance with these conditions may result in permission being withdrawn without notice or future applications being declined:
- maximum size, 2m (width) x 1m (height)
- all advertisements must be taken down within 7 days following the end of the event
- all advertisements must be securely attached using robust cable ties; it will be the responsibility of the organiser to ensure the advertisements remains securely tied for the duration they are displayed; any that are observed to be loose or at risk of falling off (for example hanging by one cable tie) will be removed immediately
- pedestrian crossings – if a location is a crossing then the advertisements must be placed as far away from the crossing as possible
- locations outside Croydon’s boundary require consent from the relevant borough’s planning department
- locations not managed by Croydon council require permission from the owner of the land
- signs attached to highway railings must have no sharp edges or corners protruding
- they must not be attached to traffic lights or street lighting columns
- signs must be placed so as to ensure maximum visibility for pedestrians and drivers, if deemed hazardous will be removed immediately
- if railings are removed at any time then the location ceases
- the list of locations and conditions may be revised at any time
How to apply
By email: grant.strutt@croydon.gov.uk
Applicants should provide at least 4 weeks notice of any event and provide the following:
- Organiser details
- Venue
- A list of locations (choose from the list below) that you wish to advertise at
- A description of the event
- A copy of the poster or banner artwork
Any third party sponsorship displayed on event advertisements must not take up more than a quarter of the advertisement.
If an application has been approved the applicant will be given a reference number, which should be written on the back of each poster or banner displayed.
Locations
- Mitcham Road (Aurelia Road junction)
- Mitcham Road (Fairmead Road junction)
- Mitcham Road (Dennett Road junction)
- A232 flyover roundabout next to the fire station
- Coombe Road junction Lower Coombe Street/St Peters Road/Park Lane
- Wellesley Road junction Station Road
- Franklin Way junction with Ampere Way
- Hesterman Way (railings in central island / roundabout with Daniel Way)
- Denning Avenue (Goodwin Road/Hillside Road junction)
- Brigstock Road (London Road junction)
- Brigstock Road junction Tescos – central reservation railings
- High Street Thornton Heath junction The Drive / Gillett Road
- London Road junction Mayday Road
- St James’s Road outside 166 (former Oakfield Tavern public house)
- Hogarth Crescent junction Whitehorse Road
- Selhurst Road junction Selhurst New Road (by the Co-op)
- Selhurst Road junction Selhurst Railway Station
- Selhurst Road junction Tennison Road / Park Road
- Lower Addiscombe Road junction Cherry Orchard Road
- Morland Road junction Lower Addiscombe Road
- Blackhorse Lane junction Morland Road
- Spring Lane junction Lower Addiscombe Road
- Long Lane opposite Stroud Green Way
- Long Lane junction The Glade
- Portland Road junction Sandown Road (by the swimming baths)
- Portland Road junction Albert Road
- Portland Road junction Manor Road
- Whitehorse Lane railings at Selhurst Park football ground / Sainsbury’s
- Whitehorse Lane junction with South Norwood Hill
- Whitehorse Lane junction Whitehorse Rd/High Street Thornton Heath
- South Norwood Hill junction Beulah Hill and Church Road
- Westow Hill junction with Church Road (A212) central railings (borough boundary)
- Church Road (A212) junction with Westow Street
- Beulah Hill junction Crown Point
- Sanderstead roundabout between junction Limpsfield Rd and Rectory Park
- Limpsfield Road junction Waitrose (central reservation railings)
- Brighton Road junction Bartlett Street (near Nottingham Road)
- Brighton Road Purley junction Purley Park Road / Montpelier Road
- Brighton Road Purley by The Pear Tree public house
- Coulsdon Road junction Canons Hill/Placehouse Lane
New Addington / Fieldway area positions
- Parkway junction Salcot Crescent
- Central Parade roundabout (Salcot Crescent junction)
- Central Parade roundabout (Arnhem Drive junction)
- Queen Elizabeth’s Drive children’s play area (near Arnhem Drive)
- Gascoigne Road jn King Henry’s Drive 1 (short railings)
- Children’s play area railings at Castle Hill Avenue / Walton Green
- Fieldway junction Lodge Lane
- Fieldway junction Wayside Shops
- Fieldway Timebridge Community Centre fence / Rowdown Fields
- Lodge Lane junction Headley Drive (central reservation)
- Headley Drive shops (where Man in the Moon pub is located)
- Parkway railings next to King Henry’s Drive tram stop
Addington Village / Heathfield area
- Kent Gateway central reservation (near bus interchange)
- Gravel Hill junction with Kent Gateway
- Featherbed Lane (Selsdon Park Road junction)
- Selsdon Park Road (Monks Hill junction)
- Addington Road (Farley Road/Old Farleigh Road junction)
- Gravel Hill (junction with Coombe Lane)
Parks
- Addington Park
- Ashburton Park
- Coulsdon Memorial Ground
- Duppas Hill Recreation Ground
- Grangewood Park
- Park Hill Recreation Ground
- South Croydon Recreation Ground