How far can a projecting sign stick out?

It depends on the pavement width and the rules where you are. The sign needs to stay well back from the kerb, clear of high-sided vehicles, and the highway authority may set a maximum projection. We measure the footway at survey and size the bracket to suit.

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

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.

How long does it take to get projecting and hanging signs in North Shields?

It typically takes a few weeks from first enquiry, with much of that time falling after you approve the proof, while the work is made and scheduled. Graphics and vehicle jobs are typically shorter than fabricated or illuminated signs. If advertisement consent is needed, the council's decision comes first and adds to the overall timescale.

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.

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.

Do you work across Tyne and Wear or only in North Shields?

Across all of Tyne and Wear, and the rest of the UK too. North Shields 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.

Projecting and hanging signs in North Shields

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 North Shields

If your North Shields street is narrow and fascias are hard to read at an angle, a hanging sign catches shoppers walking towards your door.
Visitors browsing North Shields on foot look along a street rather than at each shopfront in turn, which is exactly the view a projecting sign serves.
When North Shields pavements are busy, fascias disappear behind people and parked vans, but a hanging sign above head height stays in view.

What projecting and hanging signs cost in North Shields

We publish guide prices so you can plan before you get in touch. For projecting and hanging signs the range is £395–£1,350 per sign, not including VAT, and the final price is confirmed after we survey the site or check the artwork.

Projecting & hanging signs in North Shields: 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

Size and shape come first, then the bracket: a scroll bracket costs more than flat bar, and larger signs need stronger brackets and wall plates. Painted finishes, access height, the wall type and any drawings for a highway licence or advertisement consent also affect the figure.

Options for your North Shields project

Shaped symbol sign

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

Painted timber-style sign

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

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 North Shields?

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 North Shields and Tyne and Wear

We take on work in North Shields, across Tyne and Wear and throughout the UK. When a survey makes sense, typically for anything fixed at height or illuminated, we arrange a visit. Graphics are often priced from pictures and dimensions, with a survey added only if the photos leave questions. Around North Shields, that covers postcode districts such as NE30, NE29, NE33 and NE26. North Shields lies around 7.2 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Also within reach of North Shields

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.

More signs in North Shields

All sign types in North Shields · Projecting and hanging signs across Tyne and Wear

Typical size	Up to about 800 mm across, double-sided
Typical lead time	typically 2–4 weeks after proof approval, plus any consent or licence time
Materials	Aluminium composite, aluminium tray or painted timber; steel bracket