Signage in Hitchin
Hitchin is our nearest town. The studio is at Halls Green just outside it, which makes surveys, installations and snagging returns straightforward rather than a scheduling exercise.
A conservation area town centre
Most of central Hitchin sits within a conservation area, and a good deal of the Market Place and Sun Street frontage is listed. That changes what you can put on a building and how long it takes to get permission, and it is the single most common thing that surprises businesses opening here.
Outside the centre the work is different again: business park identification, industrial unit signage and vehicle graphics across the surrounding trading estates.
Conservation area and listed buildings
Internally illuminated signage is rarely acceptable in the Hitchin conservation area, and listed frontages need listed building consent as well as advertisement consent. Hand finished or externally lit signage usually is acceptable. We check the designation before you commit to a specification.
Services we bring here
Most requested here
Traditional shopfronts
Signwritten and externally lit fascias suited to a conservation frontage.
Window graphics
Etch effect manifestation and opening hours for retail and hospitality.
Consent applications
Advertisement and listed building consent prepared for North Herts Council.
Business park signage
Building identification and totems on the surrounding estates.
Vehicle graphics
Fleet and van livery for local trades.
Common questions
Can I have an illuminated sign in Hitchin town centre?
Rarely. Most of central Hitchin is a conservation area and much of the Market Place and Sun Street frontage is listed, so internally illuminated signage is seldom acceptable. Hand finished or externally lit signage usually is.
Does a listed shopfront need extra permission?
Yes. A listed frontage needs listed building consent as well as advertisement consent, and the two run on different timescales. We establish both before you commit to a specification.
Are you local to Hitchin?
Yes, the studio is at Halls Green just outside the town, which makes surveys, installations and snagging returns straightforward rather than a scheduling exercise.
Opening somewhere in Hitchin?
Tell us the address and we will check the conservation and listing position before you commit to anything.
Middle Barn, Fairclough Hall Farm, Halls Green, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7DP
Ten minutes from Stevenage. Visitors welcome.