Signage in Letchworth Garden City
We work across the town centre, the industrial estates and the Garden City estate, where signage sits under its own additional controls.
The Garden City has its own rules
Letchworth is not like other North Hertfordshire towns. Alongside the usual planning system, the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation holds a scheme of management over much of the estate, which means signage frequently needs its approval as well as the council’s.
That is entirely workable if you plan for it, and expensive if you do not find out until the sign is made. We check both routes at survey stage.
Two approvals, not one
Where a property sits within the scheme of management, the Heritage Foundation is a separate consent from advertisement consent through North Hertfordshire Council. They run on different timescales. We establish which apply before any artwork is signed off.
Services we bring here
Most requested here
Town centre fascias
Specified to suit the Garden City frontage and the applicable controls.
Heritage Foundation approvals
Applications prepared alongside advertisement consent.
Industrial estate signage
Building identification and safety signage on the trading estates.
Window and wall graphics
Retail, hospitality and office interiors.
Maintenance
Refacing, lamp replacement and repairs across the town.
Common questions
Does signage in Letchworth need Heritage Foundation approval?
Often, yes. The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation holds a scheme of management over much of the estate, which is a separate consent from advertisement consent through North Hertfordshire Council.
How long do the two approvals take?
They run on different timescales, which is why establishing both at survey matters. Finding out after the sign is made is the expensive route.
Are you local to Letchworth?
The studio is at Halls Green near Hitchin, a short drive from Letchworth, so surveys, installations and snagging returns are straightforward to schedule rather than a half day round trip.
Need signage in Letchworth?
Send the address. We will confirm whether the Heritage Foundation scheme applies before we quote.
Middle Barn, Fairclough Hall Farm, Halls Green, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7DP
Ten minutes from Stevenage. Visitors welcome.