Three businesses with shops on Orwell Road in Felixstowe have been forced to take down pavement signs, after they were classed as causing an obstruction. The issue with Suffolk County Council resulted from an accident involving a pedestrian tripping over one of the signs.
The businesses, a tea room, jewellery shop and antique dealer, see the signs as a vital form of advertising for their premises. Situated down a side street, customers often take short cuts, so never pass by them. The signs were positioned at the corner of the street and directed passers by to the shops.
After being there for a number of years, they have recently come to the attention of the county council, who have deemed them an obstruction. The first the business owners were aware of the problem was when they found warning stickers placed on the signs. The businesses must now fill in the appropriate forms and work with the council to come to a solution. In the meantime, they’re missing out on valuable trade with no pavement signs.
Here at The Sussex Sign Company we can advise on the best form of signage for businesses, ranging from shop signage to free-standing signs, to help attract new customers.