Are lit signs allowed on listed buildings?

Sometimes, but expect extra scrutiny. You'll usually need listed building consent as well as advertisement consent, and councils may favour halo-lit or externally lit designs and traditional brackets on historic frontages. Cable routes and fixings are planned to avoid damaging historic fabric.

Can each side show something different?

Yes. The two faces are separate, so one side can carry your logo and the other a name or service, though many businesses keep both identical so the sign reads the same from either direction. Any difference should be shown on the consent drawings.

Can you handle illuminated projecting signs for a business in Plymouth?

Yes. Smart Signs covers Plymouth and the rest of Devon as part of a UK-wide service. You send photos and rough sizes, we arrange a survey if the job needs one, then you receive a proof to scale and a fixed written price. Nothing is made or fitted until you have approved both.

Why is there a price range for illuminated projecting signs rather than one figure?

Because jobs vary. The guide of £695 to £2,250 per sign + VAT spans small, simple work at one end and larger, more involved work at the other. Size, material, finish, access, design time and any consent drawings push the figure up or down. A survey or artwork check lets us fix the price for your job in Plymouth.

How long does it all take?

Making and fitting typically takes 3–5 weeks after you approve the proof. Allow for advertisement consent first, usually up to 8 weeks for a decision, plus any highway licence, which runs on the authority's own timetable. Applications can be prepared in parallel.

What is the typical timescale for illuminated projecting signs from enquiry to fitting?

A quote typically follows once we have your photos or have surveyed the site, and making and fitting is typically booked a few weeks after you approve the proof. Where advertisement consent applies, that decision has to come through before anything goes up, which can add several weeks. We give you an expected timescale with your quote for Plymouth.

Illuminated projecting signs in Devon

An illuminated projecting sign is a double-sided sign fixed at right angles to the building on a bracket, with LEDs inside or behind it, so people approaching along the pavement can read it.

Why choose illuminated projecting signs in Devon?

Upper-floor clinics, dentists and studios in Plymouth can mark an easily missed street door with a lit projecting sign.
Chains across Devon can use one lit roundel design, so a Plymouth site is recognised from the street's end.
Corner premises in Plymouth can put a projecting sign on the side wall to catch people coming from the cross street.

Guide prices in Devon

How much? Expect a guide range of £695–£2,250 per sign, VAT excluded. The rows below show what moves a job up or down that range, and the figure becomes firm once the survey or artwork check is done.

Illuminated projecting signs in Devon: guide prices, supplied and fitted
Item	Guide, ex VAT	Inc. VAT (20%)
Round or square lit projecting sign	£695 – £1,450	£834 – £1,740
Shaped or halo-lit projecting sign	£1,250 – £2,250	£1,500 – £2,700

Guide prices: £695–£1,450 + VAT for a round or square lit projecting sign, and £1,250–£2,250 + VAT for a shaped or halo-lit design, each up to about 800 mm with a bracket. Prices exclude VAT and are confirmed after survey and artwork check.

Consent for illuminated signs in Devon

Lighting a sign changes the consent picture in England. Under the 2007 Advertisement Regulations, deemed consent for illuminated signs is narrow and is excluded in conservation areas, National Parks, National Landscapes, the Broads and areas of special control; in practice most lit fascia and projecting signs need express consent. Allow up to 8 weeks for a decision, with consent normally running for 5 years. Keep the light static and at sensible levels, with PLG05 the usual reference for brightness, and use a time switch or photocell to control the hours. We check before you commit, can handle the application drawings or the submission, and arrange an electrician for the BS 7671 connection.

Options worth considering

Shaped sign

Cut to a logo, symbol or product outline.

Square or rectangular

More face area for a name and strapline.

Round lit sign

A roundel lit through opal faces, readable from both directions.

Towns in Devon

Towns in Devon we cover for illuminated projecting signs are listed below. Each has its own page with guide prices and the steps involved, and if your town is not listed, we still cover it.

A free, written quote for illuminated projecting signs is one message away. Send the details from anywhere in Devon and we will reply with a price, then a proof you approve before work begins.