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Business signs in Devon

Whether you trade from a high street, a retail park or a yard in Devon, the signage you need is covered here. We design, make and fit fascia and exterior signs, illuminated letters, window and glass graphics, and vehicle wraps across England. Choose your town below for the services available there, each with guide prices and a free quote option.

Towns in Devon

Towns we cover in Devon are listed below. Each has its own page with every service we offer there, and anywhere not listed is covered as well.

Guide prices in Devon

Popular sign types in Devon: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. VAT (20%)
Fascia signs (per sign)£495 – £1,650£594 – £1,980
Tray signs (per sign)£1,250 – £3,450£1,500 – £4,140
Built-up 3D letters (per letter)£55 – £165£66 – £198
Illuminated built-up letters (per letter)£140 – £360£168 – £432
Lightbox signs (per lightbox)£1,250 – £4,800£1,500 – £5,760
Window graphics (per m²)£28 – £58£33.60 – £69.60
Van wraps (per van)£795 – £3,850£954 – £4,620
Van sign-writing (per van)£245 – £895£294 – £1,074

Guide prices exclude VAT and are confirmed after survey or artwork check.

Do you need permission for a sign in Devon?

Will you need permission? For a non-illuminated sign at your own business address in England, usually not, as long as it stays inside the deemed consent limits: letters no taller than 0.75 m (0.3 m in an area of special control) and nothing above the bottom of a first-floor window. Historic streets need more care. In a conservation area the details matter more, and fixing to a listed building usually needs listed building consent, with fixings into mortar joints rather than brick or stone faces generally preferred. We check with you before anything is ordered, and can prepare drawings and photos for an application, or submit it for you.

Illuminated signs are treated more strictly than unlit ones in England. Deemed consent for illumination is limited, and it does not apply at all in conservation areas, National Parks, National Landscapes, the Broads or areas of special control, so most internally lit or halo-lit fascia and projecting signs need express consent from the council. Decisions usually take up to 8 weeks and consent is normally granted for 5 years. Councils commonly assess brightness against the Institution of Lighting Professionals' guidance PLG05, and lighting should be static. An electrician makes the final mains connection to BS 7671. We can prepare the drawings and photos for your application, or submit it for you.

Sign types in Devon

Each page has guide prices and consent notes for Devon.

Signs in Devon: questions

Is Plymouth inside your coverage area for business signs?

It is. We work throughout the UK rather than in a single region, so Plymouth and every part of Devon are included. Where a survey is needed we arrange a visit; for graphics jobs we can often quote from photos and measurements. Either way, you get a proof and a written price first.

Does the price of fascia signs in Plymouth include VAT?

No. Our guide range of £495–£1,650 per sign excludes VAT, which is added to the quote. The final figure depends on size, materials, access, removal of existing signage or graphics and the artwork needed, and we confirm it in writing after a survey or once we have checked your files.

Is there a typical lead time for illuminated signs in Plymouth?

Yes, though it varies with the job. The lead time typically runs from the day you approve the proof, not from the first enquiry, and is typically a few weeks. Survey visits, artwork changes and any consent application sit before that point, so getting photos, sizes and logo files to us early typically shortens the overall timescale.

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