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.
Why choose totem and pylon signs for a business in Holywood?
- Retail units sharing a Holywood car park can use one multi-tenant pylon instead of a cluster of boards competing for attention.
- Evening guests arriving at Holywood hotels, restaurants and leisure venues find the entrance more easily when the totem is lit.
- Landlords letting units in Holywood can keep totems current with spare blank inserts, so a new tenant's panel slots straight in.
What totem and pylon signs cost in Holywood
Guide prices for totem and pylon signs run from £1,950 to £9,800 per totem, excluding VAT. The table below breaks that down; your actual price is fixed in writing once we have surveyed the site or checked the artwork.
| 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 Holywood project
Monolith
A solid, block-like form with built-up letters for prestige entrances.
Non-lit totem, 1.5–2 m
A compact entrance or forecourt sign in powder-coated aluminium.
Illuminated totem
Internally lit panels or routed and push-through letters with LED modules.
Totem and pylon signs in Holywood: 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 Holywood and County Down
You do not need to be in a particular postcode for us to help: Holywood and the whole of County Down are covered. If your job needs a survey, we arrange the visit. If it can be priced from photos, sizes and the vehicle make and model, we do it that way instead. Roughly 6.4 miles separate Holywood from Bangor, which lies to the east.
Also within reach of Holywood
- Totem and pylon signs in Dundonald 3 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Belfast 5 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Castlereagh 5 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Newtownards 6 mi
- Totem and pylon signs in Bangor, County Down 6 mi
Want a firm figure? Use the quote form to send images and dimensions of the site or vehicle. We will price totem and pylon signs at no charge and send a proof for your approval before production begins.
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