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.
Projecting and hanging signs in Stornoway: the practical benefits
- With an older frontage, a Stornoway pub, café or bakery often suits a traditional painted sign on a scroll bracket.
- Visitors browsing Stornoway on foot look along a street rather than at each shopfront in turn, which is exactly the view a projecting sign serves.
- If your Stornoway 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 Stornoway
The figures in this table are guide prices, from £395 to £1,350 per sign, and they exclude VAT. They are there to help you plan. A firm price follows the survey or artwork check and is agreed before any work starts.
| 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 Stornoway project
Traditional scroll bracket
Wrought-iron-style bracket with scrolls, in black or a heritage colour.
Painted timber-style sign
Moulded board in timber or timber-effect aluminium for period frontages.
Modern blade sign
A rigid sign on a flat-bar or tube arm that doesn't swing.
Do you need permission for a sign in Stornoway?
In Scotland, signs are controlled by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 1984, as amended. Some signs on business premises are allowed without an application, but the details differ from England's, so we check with the council rather than assume. Where express consent is needed, the application goes to the council, usually through eDevelopment.scot. Listed buildings need extra care: listed building consent is usually required under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. We look at your premises before you commit and can prepare the drawings and photos, or submit the application for you.
Covering Stornoway and the Highlands and Islands
Jobs in Stornoway are handled the same way as jobs anywhere else in the Highlands and Islands: one team, one process. If the work calls for a survey, we book a visit at a time that suits you. If photos and sizes will do, we quote from those and skip the visit altogether. In postcode terms, Stornoway jobs typically fall in HS1.
Stornoway is reached by ferry, so surveys and fitting are arranged case by case and the crossing is itemised on your quote.
Get a free quote for projecting and hanging signs: tell us what you need, attach pictures and approximate measurements, and we will come back with a price. Nothing is produced until you have approved the design proof.
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