Planning Permission for Trans Rainbow Flag - 20.11.21
Keywords
Trans; Transgender; Rainbow; Progress; Flag; Planning Permission;
Publication Number
PUB 1337
FOI Reference Number
16448
Request Title
Planning Permission for Trans Rainbow Flag - 20.11.21
Date Range
20/11/2021
Information Requested
On the 20th November Essex police flew a trans takeover version of the rainbow flag and posted a photograph of it on facebook.
Can I have a copy of the planning permission approval to fly that flag as it is not an official government approved design. I can't imagine a police force would deem a government flagpole to be a suitable vehicle their own personal political statement so I expect you can provide the relevant documents.
(b) Flags which do not require consent provided they comply with certain restrictions
A number of categories of flag may be flown without consent, subject to certain restrictions regarding the size of the flag, the size of characters on the flag, and the number and location of the flags.
Categories of flag that can now be flown:
house flag – flag is allowed to display the name, emblem, device or trademark of the company (or person) occupying the building, or can refer to a specific event of limited duration that is taking place in the building from which the flag is flown
any sports club (but cannot include sponsorship logos)
the Rainbow flag (six horizontal equal stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet).
specified award schemes – Eco-Schools, Queen’s Awards for Enterprise and Investors in People
the NHS flag.
certain environmental awards (see below).
The restrictions on flying this second category of flag relate to where the flagpole is located on a building or within the grounds of a building.
(c) Flags which require consent
Any flag not identified above requires express consent from the local planning authority before it can be flown.
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Refusal under Section 16
Information Correct as at
16/12/2021
Date of Disclosure
16/12/2021
Related Documents/Links
N/A
FOI 16448 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does not hold information relating to your request.
To provide some explanation and to meet our duty to assist under Section 16 of the FOIA, Essex Police can advise:
Essex Police are in the process of applying for Planning Permission to update a number of Flags across many of our Force Sites.
Please note the above request will be included within our Publication Scheme.
Essex Police trusts that the information provided is of assistance. Thank you for your interest in Essex Police. If you do require further information a new request will need to be submitted and the request will be dealt with accordingly.