Advertisement Consent Prestwich

Signs on Prestwich’s main street

Prestwich village is strung along Bury New Road, a busy main road with older parades and the Longfield Centre. Hospitality businesses want signs that are seen in the evening, and hanging signs are popular for catching people on the pavement. Illuminated signs, projecting and hanging signs, and anything high or large are the ones most likely to need an application.

A modest, unlit fascia often needs no application at all. We check which applies before anything is made. Our advertisement consent Manchester page explains the general rules.

Close to hand

Prestwich is roughly 10 to 15 minutes from our office along Bury New Road, depending on traffic. We visit to measure and photograph the frontage, then prepare the drawings and application remotely, sending drafts to you to check.

Steps to consent

1. Survey We measure and photograph the building and street.

2. Design We plan size, colours and lighting with approval in mind.

3. Drawings Scaled drawings, a location plan and a site plan are prepared.

4. Submission We submit and handle questions from the planning officer.

5. Fitting The approved sign is made and fitted.

What we prepare

• A visual of the sign on your frontage
• Dimensioned front and side drawings
• Lighting details for any illuminated sign
• Location and site plans
• The submitted application
• Revisions if the council asks

Lighting and hanging signs on a main road

On a main road with homes above and around the shops, how a sign is lit matters. A large, bright lightbox can look harsh and draw objections, while individual letters with soft lighting, or a painted fascia lit from above, usually suit Prestwich’s frontages better and are easier to get approved, while still being clearly visible after dark.

Hanging signs over the pavement need to be high enough to clear pedestrians and not project so far that they cause problems. We measure these carefully on site and show the clearance and projection on the drawings.

Practices and offices often only need a modest sign by the door, which may not need an application at all. We tell you if that is the case and save you the time.

Landlord permission is separate and often needed. For the sign itself, see fascia signs and illuminated signs, or shop signs Prestwich.

Plan the timing early. The council needs several weeks to decide, and the sign is only made once consent is granted, so if you have a fixed opening date, start the application as soon as the lease is agreed. Tell us the date when you first get in touch and we will plan backwards from it, so the survey and drawings are not what holds things up.

It also helps to send a few photos of the frontage from across the road with your first message, so we can spot anything that affects the design before we visit.

Already have a sign and unsure whether it had consent? Send photos and we will give you our view.

Frequently asked questions

Sign applications in Bury, Salford and Middleton

We prepare advertisement consent applications in Bury, Salford and Middleton too. See the Prestwich print and signage page for our other services.

Planning a new sign? Call 0161 315 1151, WhatsApp 07737 902425 or use the quote form.