What drawings does the council need for a totem?

Councils usually ask for a location plan, a site plan showing the sign's position, and scaled elevations with dimensions, materials, colours and height above ground. For a lit totem, the illumination method and brightness are usually requested too. We can prepare these drawings and photos for you.

Do you work across County Antrim or only in Lisburn?

Across all of County Antrim, and the rest of the UK too. Lisburn 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.

Can tenant panels be changed easily?

With slide-in or screw-fixed inserts, panel changes are straightforward, although taller totems still need safe access equipment. Many landlords control changes so the layout stays consistent. We can make replacement panels to the same template when a unit is relet.

Can a totem go on a grass verge or soft ground?

Usually, yes, but soft or made-up ground may need a larger or deeper foundation, and the engineer may ask for a trial hole first near trees or recent fill. Verges beside public roads often belong to the highway authority, so check ownership before fixing the position.

What is the typical timescale for totem and pylon signs from enquiry to fitting?

A quote typically follows once we have your photos or have surveyed the site, and making and fitting is typically booked a few weeks after you approve the proof. Where advertisement consent applies, that decision has to come through before anything goes up, which can add several weeks. We give you an expected timescale with your quote for Lisburn.

What makes totem and pylon signs more or less expensive?

Size and quantity come first, then the material or film, any lighting, the height of the work and the equipment needed to reach it, and the state of the surface or old sign being replaced. Against that, the guide for a job in Lisburn is £1,950–£9,800 per totem + VAT, confirmed after a survey or artwork check.

Totem and pylon signs in Lisburn

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.

Totem and pylon signs in Lisburn: the practical benefits

Evening guests arriving at Lisburn hotels, restaurants and leisure venues find the entrance more easily when the totem is lit.
Landlords letting units in Lisburn can keep totems current with spare blank inserts, so a new tenant's panel slots straight in.
On an industrial estate around Lisburn with several entrances, directional totems at each junction point deliveries to the right unit.

What totem and pylon signs cost in Lisburn

Below is the guide pricing we use for totem and pylon signs: from £1,950 up to £9,800 per totem, before VAT. These are not fixed quotes. A written price follows once measurements are taken and your artwork has been checked.

Totem & pylon signs in Lisburn: guide prices, supplied and fitted
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

Height and face area drive the structure, foundation and wind-loading design, so they move the price most. Lighting, tenant panels, built-up letters, surfacing to break out and reinstate, ground conditions and consent drawings follow. Every figure is confirmed after a site survey and services check.

Options for your Lisburn project

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.

Illuminated totem

Internally lit panels or routed and push-through letters with LED modules.

Totem and pylon signs in Lisburn: 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 Lisburn and County Antrim

Yes, Lisburn is covered, as is the rest of County Antrim. For signs that are fixed to a wall or wired in, we arrange a visit to survey first. For window film, lettering or vehicle graphics, a set of photos with measurements is often all we need to put a price together. Lisburn lies around 6.7 miles south-west of Belfast.

Neighbouring towns

Totem and pylon signs in Belfast 7 mi
Totem and pylon signs in Castlereagh 7 mi
Totem and pylon signs in Dundonald 11 mi
Totem and pylon signs in Newtownabbey 11 mi
Totem and pylon signs in Holywood 12 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.

More signs in Lisburn

All sign types in Lisburn · Totem and pylon signs across County Antrim

Consent	Usually needs express consent, especially when lit; decisions usually take up to 8 weeks
Typical lead time	typically 4–8 weeks after proof approval, plus any consent period
Typical lifespan	Many years for the structure; tenant inserts and graphics replaced as needed