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.
Why choose projecting and hanging signs in Norfolk?
- With an older frontage, a Norwich pub, café or bakery often suits a traditional painted sign on a scroll bracket.
- A small Norwich shop squeezed between larger neighbours can still be spotted from the end of the street with a well-placed hanging sign.
- Visitors browsing Norwich on foot look along a street rather than at each shopfront in turn, which is exactly the view a projecting sign serves.
Guide prices in Norfolk
Prices below are guides, not quotes: £395 to £1,350 per sign plus VAT, depending on size, materials and access. We confirm the exact figure after a survey or an artwork check, and it is agreed before anything is made.
| 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.
Do you need permission for a sign in Norfolk?
In England, a non-illuminated sign on your own business premises usually falls under deemed consent, which means no application is needed provided the sign stays within set limits. The lettering and symbols should be no more than 0.75 m tall (0.3 m in an area of special control), and the top of the sign should sit no higher than the bottom of any first-floor window. Conservation areas and listed buildings need more care: a sign on a listed building usually also needs listed building consent. We check the position for your premises before you commit, and we can prepare the drawings and photos for an application or submit it for you.
Options worth considering
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.
Shaped symbol sign
Cut to a cup, key or scissors outline, so it reads before the words do.
Towns in Norfolk
Projecting and hanging signs across Norfolk, town by town. Follow a link for the page covering your town; anywhere else in Norfolk is handled in exactly the same way.
- Projecting and hanging signs in Norwich
- Projecting and hanging signs in Great Yarmouth
- Projecting and hanging signs in King's Lynn
- Projecting and hanging signs in Thetford
- Projecting and hanging signs in Bowthorpe
- Projecting and hanging signs in East Dereham
Start your projecting and hanging signs enquiry for Norfolk now: images and rough measurements help us price accurately. Quotes cost nothing, and you see and approve the design before production starts.

