More than 1,600 Bristol residents signed a petition calling on Mayor Marvin Rees to remove two huge advertising screens.

It will be presented at the city council meeting on Tuesday, along with people's statements about how screens affect their lives.

Residents said that billboards near M32 would distract drivers, cause light pollution and disturb wildlife.

The Bristol City Council declined to comment before the meeting.

But a spokesperson added: "The planning enforcement matters are not decided by the mayor, but by the development control committee of the city council."

One of the statements submitted by local resident David Harper said: “Anyone who thinks that these giant screens should be kept will not feel unlucky because they live near them.

"They destroyed the view of my home, and their light pollution was serious. Their scale and visual intrusion violated the integrity of the main residential area."

Easton resident Polly Whight also submitted a statement: "Before the screen, I could see the trees around the highway, which helped reduce the road view to a certain extent. Now these trees are completely replaced by digital screens.

"You don't see this type of screen in a wealthy neighborhood like Clifton, but they are affected in less affluent areas like ours."

Starting this winter, the planning permission for M32 billboards will be changed from "express" permission to "deemed" permission.

From this stage onwards, if the Bristol City Council believes that the screen has compromised local comfort or caused a danger to the public, it can remove the screen by issuing a stop notice.

If the city council does not take active action to remove the screens, they will continue to exist.

Campaign organization Adblock Bristol called on the mayor and city council to take action.

Veronica Wignall, who submitted a petition to the committee on behalf of the organization, said: "These huge advertising screens have been tried and tested, and it is now clear that they have an impact on people who actually live near them. The impact of the real world. Damage to the quality of daily life of residents.

She said she hoped Mr. Rees would take action to show that "Bristol's community is more important than corporate profits."

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