How much should I budget for projecting and hanging signs in Islington?

As a guide, £395–£1,350 per sign + VAT. Where your job falls in that range depends on size, materials, access height, whether old signage has to come off and how much design work is involved. We confirm a fixed price after a survey or artwork check, before anything is ordered.

Do I need a licence from the highway authority?

Possibly. A sign projecting over a public pavement may need a licence from the highway authority, which is separate from advertisement consent from the planning department. We can check the requirement for your street and prepare the drawings and photos the application needs.

Is there a typical lead time for projecting and hanging signs in Islington?

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.

Can I reuse my existing bracket?

Often, yes, if it is sound, sized for the new sign and securely fixed. We check the wall plate, fixings and arm for rust or cracking at survey. A larger or heavier sign than the old one may need a stronger bracket, and we tell you before quoting.

Can a projecting sign be illuminated?

Yes, but it becomes a different product with its own consent position. Lit projecting signs use LED modules inside a box or behind halo letters, connected by an electrician, and most need express consent. A small spotlight lighting a painted sign is an alternative, still checked with the council.

Can you handle projecting and hanging signs for a business in Islington?

Yes. Smart Signs covers Islington and the rest of Greater London 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.

Projecting and hanging signs in Islington

A projecting sign is a sign, usually double-sided, fixed at right angles to a building on a wall bracket, so it can be read by people approaching along the street from either direction.

What projecting and hanging signs can do for businesses in Islington

A small Islington shop squeezed between larger neighbours can still be spotted from the end of the street with a well-placed hanging sign.
Upstairs businesses in Islington, such as salons, studios and accountants, can use a projecting sign at street level to mark a side door.
If your Islington street is narrow and fascias are hard to read at an angle, a hanging sign catches shoppers walking towards your door.

What projecting and hanging signs cost in Islington

The table shows guide prices for projecting and hanging signs, starting from £395 and reaching about £1,350 per sign. All figures exclude VAT. Your own price is confirmed after we have seen the site or the artwork, so treat these as a starting point.

Projecting & hanging signs in Islington: guide prices, supplied and fitted
Item	Guide, ex VAT	Inc. VAT (20%)
Double-sided panel sign with standard bracket	£395 – £850	£474 – £1,020
Shaped or painted sign with decorative bracket	£650 – £1,350	£780 – £1,620

A double-sided panel sign with a standard bracket is guided at £395 to £850, supplied and fitted and excluding VAT. Shaped or painted signs with a decorative bracket are guided at £650 to £1,350. Both are confirmed after survey and an artwork check.

Options for your Islington project

Modern blade sign

A rigid sign on a flat-bar or tube arm that doesn't swing.

Painted timber-style sign

Moulded board in timber or timber-effect aluminium for period frontages.

Shaped symbol sign

Cut to a cup, key or scissors outline, so it reads before the words do.

Do you need permission for a sign in Islington?

Advertisement consent in England comes from the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. A sign is either excluded from control, has deemed consent, or needs express consent from the council's planning department. For a plain, unlit sign on your own premises, deemed consent usually applies when characters are 0.75 m tall or less (0.3 m in an area of special control) and the top edge is below the first-floor windows. Conservation areas need more care, and a listed building usually needs listed building consent as well; working without it can be a criminal offence. We confirm the route before you commit, and can prepare the drawings for an application or submit it for you.

Covering Islington and Greater London

You do not need to be in a particular postcode for us to help: Islington and the whole of Greater London are covered. If your job needs a survey, we arrange the visit. If it can be priced from photos, sizes and the vehicle make and model, we do it that way instead. Addresses in N1, EC1V, EC1R and WC1X are all within our Islington coverage. Islington is about 2.3 miles north-east of central London.

Also within reach of Islington

Tell us what you have in mind for projecting and hanging signs in Islington. Snap the frontage, window or vehicle, add approximate sizes and send it over. Your quote is free, and the proof always comes before any making.

More signs in Islington

All sign types in Islington · Projecting and hanging signs across Greater London

Materials	Aluminium composite, aluminium tray or painted timber; steel bracket
Typical lead time	typically 2–4 weeks after proof approval, plus any consent or licence time
Typical lifespan	Aluminium lasts many years; painted timber needs periodic repainting