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.

Who is responsible if a projecting sign falls?

The building owner or occupier is usually responsible for keeping a sign over the highway safe, which is why regular checks matter. Ask your own insurer to confirm your cover includes signs over the footway. A correctly sized bracket in sound masonry, checked after storms, reduces the risk.

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

Because jobs vary. The guide of £395 to £1,350 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 Herne Bay.

Do you work across Kent or only in Herne Bay?

Across all of Kent, and the rest of the UK too. Herne Bay is simply one of the places we list, and enquiries from anywhere nearby follow exactly the same steps: photos or a survey, a scaled proof, a written price, then making and fitting once you sign off the design.

When could work on projecting and hanging signs go ahead in Herne Bay?

Fitting is typically scheduled once three things are in place: you have approved the proof, the materials are made or delivered, and any consent the job needs has been granted. For many jobs that is typically a few weeks from approval; illuminated or larger fabricated signs typically take longer, and consent decisions run to their own timetable.

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.

Projecting and hanging signs in Herne Bay

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.

The case for projecting and hanging signs in Herne Bay

When Herne Bay pavements are busy, fascias disappear behind people and parked vans, but a hanging sign above head height stays in view.
Corner units in Herne Bay gain twice, because a projecting sign on the corner catches people coming from both streets.
Upstairs businesses in Herne Bay, such as salons, studios and accountants, can use a projecting sign at street level to mark a side door.

What projecting and hanging signs cost in Herne Bay

Budgeting for projecting and hanging signs? The guide below runs from £395 to £1,350 per sign. VAT is extra. Size, materials and access decide where your job lands, and we confirm it in writing after surveying or checking the artwork.

Projecting & hanging signs in Herne Bay: 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 Herne Bay project

Oval or round hanging sign

Classic shapes on hooks or chains for cafés, pubs and bakeries.

Traditional scroll bracket

Wrought-iron-style bracket with scrolls, in black or a heritage colour.

Double-sided panel sign

Print or vinyl on both faces of a composite or tray sign, on a standard bracket.

Do you need permission for a sign in Herne Bay?

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.

Covering Herne Bay and Kent

You do not need to be in a particular postcode for us to help: Herne Bay and the whole of Kent 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. The Herne Bay postcode districts we quote for include CT6. Herne Bay is about 27 miles east of Maidstone.

Neighbouring towns

The next step costs nothing: send us photos and sizes, and we will quote for projecting and hanging signs free of charge. You see and approve the design first, so nothing is made on guesswork.

More signs in Herne Bay

All sign types in Herne Bay · Projecting and hanging signs across Kent

Typical lead time	typically 2–4 weeks after proof approval, plus any consent or licence time
Typical size	Up to about 800 mm across, double-sided
Typical lifespan	Aluminium lasts many years; painted timber needs periodic repainting