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.
Where totem and pylon signs can pay off in Belfast
- Retail units sharing a Belfast car park can use one multi-tenant pylon instead of a cluster of boards competing for attention.
- Evening guests arriving at Belfast hotels, restaurants and leisure venues find the entrance more easily when the totem is lit.
- On an industrial estate around Belfast with several entrances, directional totems at each junction point deliveries to the right unit.
What totem and pylon signs cost in Belfast
Guide prices start from £1,950 and go up to £9,800 per totem, exclusive of VAT. The breakdown below shows where different sizes and options sit. Nothing is final until we have measured up or checked your artwork and sent a written quote.
| 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 Belfast project
Multi-tenant totem
A header panel plus slide-in tenant inserts changed as units are let.
Non-lit pylon, 2.5–4 m
A taller structure readable from a road, on a larger foundation.
Illuminated totem
Internally lit panels or routed and push-through letters with LED modules.
Totem and pylon signs in Belfast: 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 Belfast and County Antrim
Jobs in Belfast are handled the same way as jobs anywhere else in County Antrim: 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.
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Start with a free quote: a handful of photos plus approximate widths and heights is enough for totem and pylon signs in Belfast. You check and approve the proof, and only then is anything made.
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