'A' Boards

The exception to 'A' Board prohibition in York city centre is Micklegate.

We allow 'A' Boards on Micklegate provided you:

• apply for 'A' Board licences
• meet the licensed ‘A’ Boards criteria

Criteria for 'A' Boards and advertising objects

The criteria for ‘A’ Boards, and other advertising objects is:

• only 1 ‘A’ Board per business
• ‘A’ Board must be positioned only within property frontage, adjoining or abutting
• ‘A’ Board must not to be positioned immediately adjacent to any:
  • doorway or entrance or emergency exit
  • pedestrian crossing, dropped kerbs facilitating access for wheel chair users, prams or pushchairs
  • taxi ranks, bus stops
• ‘A’ Board must be within the permitted maximum size (594 millimetres width, and 841 millimetres height)
• ‘A’ Boards must be static or rigid; rotating, swinging, illuminated, or powered signs are not permitted
• ‘A’ Boards must be free standing and immediately removable by hand
• ‘A’ Boards are licensed only to align with business opening times, during hours of daylight
• A’ Board are not licensed for any carriageway, road, street, lane or any other area of 'public realm' available to motor traffic (even for limited periods)
• the ‘A’ Board licensee must have public liability insurance to indemnify City of York Council against any claims

City Approved Boards (CAB)

Find out about City Approved Boards (CAB); wall or building mounted boards, approved by us, for within the 'A' Board prohibition zone.