A TOWN council has applied for special permission to fly different flags from a museum including a holocaust memorial flag and a progressive pride flag.
Abingdon Town Council has applied to the Vale of White Horse District Council for permission to fly four new flags from the county hall museum in Market Place.
The authority wants permission to fly the flags which are not currently automatically approved by the Government.
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Flags which do not need consent from an authority are the country’s national flag, the flag of the Commonwealth, a flag of a county of town, the flag of Saint David, and a few others.
However, any flag not included on the Government website needs consent from the local planning authority.
Abingdon Town Council are seeking permission to fly and International Holocaust Day flag, a disability flag, a suffrage flag, and a progressive pride flag.
They have sought permission for these to be used between August 1, 2024 to August 9, 2050.
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The flags would be 30m from the ground and 1.3m by 2.8 m by 0.01m in size. They will be made from a polyester mix fabric.
A consultation period of the flags opened today (August 30) and will close on September 25.
By October 15, the planning authority hopes to have made a decision.
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