Signs directing visitors to
tourist attractions will generally be permitted, subject to amenity
and safety criteria.
The tourist industry, being so dependent
on visitors, has a recognised need for advance signs directing
people to the facilities available. Signs may be provided for
permanent places or facilities to which the people make excursions
for sightseeing, entertainment or for historical or cultural
purposes. Signing may also be available for tourist information
points, leisure drives, camping, caravan and picnic sites, youth
hostels and certain other facilities. Where considered appropriate
such signs will be erected by the Department, will be of a standard
format and will be at the developer's expense. The erection of signs
other than those provided by the Department will not normally be
acceptable. The main criteria for the use of tourist signs are as
follows:
- the attraction must be recognised
by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and deemed to merit signing;
- the distance at which attractions
may be signed and the standard of road on which signs may be
provided will be determined generally by reference to visitor
numbers;
- traffic will be directed only on
to a route considered suitable;
- minimum signage will be provided
particularly where clear guidance is given by existing direction
signs. Exceptionally more extensive signing may be permitted on
traffic management or safety grounds;
- signs will conform with the
current design rules for traffic signs; and signs shall be sited
with due regard to the amenity of the locality.
Further detailed guidance is
available from Divisional Offices of the Department's Roads Service. |
