A totem sign is a free-standing sign on its own foundation, typically 1.5–4 m tall, used at site entrances and car parks to show a business name, tenants or directions where a wall sign won't be seen.
Reasons to choose totem and pylon signs in Penzance
- Schools, surgeries and community buildings in Penzance can use smaller totems at the gate to show names, opening hours and the way in.
- When a business park near Penzance hides its units behind landscaping, an entrance totem tells visitors which turning to take.
- Evening guests arriving at Penzance hotels, restaurants and leisure venues find the entrance more easily when the totem is lit.
What totem and pylon signs cost in Penzance
Prices below are guides, not quotes: £1,950 to £9,800 per totem 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%) |
|---|---|---|
| Totem 1.5–2 m, non-lit | £1,950 – £3,950 | £2,340 – £4,740 |
| Totem 2.5–4 m, non-lit | £3,950 – £7,500 | £4,740 – £9,000 |
| Illuminated totem (lit panels or letters) | £4,950 – £9,800 | £5,940 – £11,760 |
Guide prices, supplied and installed with foundations and excluding VAT, are £1,950 to £3,950 for a non-lit totem 1.5–2 m tall and £3,950 to £7,500 for a non-lit totem 2.5–4 m tall. An illuminated totem with lit panels or letters is guided at £4,950 to £9,800.
Options for your Penzance project
Non-lit pylon, 2.5–4 m
A taller structure readable from a road, on a larger foundation.
Multi-tenant totem
A header panel plus slide-in tenant inserts changed as units are let.
Monolith
A solid, block-like form with built-up letters for prestige entrances.
Totem and pylon signs in Penzance: permission and rules
A free-standing totem usually needs express advertisement consent from the council's planning department, especially if it is illuminated, tall or close to a road. In England, decisions usually take up to 8 weeks and consent is normally granted for 5 years. Illuminated totems cannot rely on deemed consent in conservation areas, National Parks, National Landscapes, the Broads or areas of special control. Councils also look at highway safety, so a site plan showing sightlines helps. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own advertisement regulations and application routes. We can prepare the drawings, site plan and photos for an application, or submit it for you.
Covering Penzance and Cornwall
Our service reaches Penzance and all of Cornwall. The first step depends on the job: a site visit for signs that need measuring, fixing or wiring, or a photo-based quote for graphics and lettering where pictures and sizes tell us enough. Addresses in TR18 and TR20 are all within our Penzance coverage. From Truro, Penzance is roughly 24 miles to the south-west.
Surveys and fitting in and around Penzance are arranged case by case, and any travel costs are itemised on your quote.
Other towns near Penzance
- Totem and pylon signs in Camborne 12 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Redruth 16 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Falmouth 21 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Truro 24 mi
Get a free quote for totem and pylon 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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