Apply for a tourism sign in Torbay

Initial assessment fee

There is a non-refundable initial assessment fee of £97.15 which must be paid when submitting this form.

Policy and guidance

Have you read the policy and guidance? *

Yes
No

Policy and guidance

You must read the policy and guidance before applying for a tourism sign.

You can find this on our Tourism sign page.

Location of the tourist destination

Is the tourist destination in: *

Brixham
Paignton
Torquay

Type of signage

Are you applying for bypassed community signage? *

Yes
No

Application unsuccessful

As your tourist destination is a Hotel, Guest House / B&B, Pub or Restaurant you can only apply for bypassed community signage.

Site details

Do you have at least 20 pitches available for casual overnight camping? *

Yes
No

Is your site licensed under the Caravan Site and Control of Development Act 1980 and/or the Public Health Act 1936? *

Yes
No

Application unsuccessful

In order to apply for bypassed community signage you must have a minimum of 20 pitches available for casual overnight camping and the site must be licensed under the Caravan Site and Control of Development Act 1980 and/or the Public Health Act 1936.

Documentation required

You must provide a copy of your Caravan Site and Control of Development Act 1980 license and/or your Public Health Act 1936 license.

Licence document: *

Licence document:

Opening hours

Are your normal opening hours at least 4 hours per day, 180 days a year? *

Yes
No

Application unsuccessful

You must be open at least 4 hours per day, 180 days a year to qualify for tourism signage.

Where visitors come from

What percentage of your visitors travel at least 10 miles to get to you? *

Under 40%
40% or more

Application unsuccessful

40% or more of your visitors must travel at least 10 miles to get to you to qualify for tourism signage.

Accommodation available

Do you offer accommodation? *

Yes
No

Accommodation details

Is the accommodation available without pre-booking? *

Yes
No

Do you have an inspection certificate? *

Yes
No

Inspection certificate

What type of inspection certificate do you have? *

ETB
AA
RAC
Other

Food available

Do you serve meals? *

Yes
No

Other visitor interests

Do you offer anything, other than retail, that would interest visitors? *

Yes
No

Visitor interest details

Please give details of what else you offer that will interest visitors: *

Visitor numbers

Visitor numbers (annually): *
If not recorded annually please tell us visitor numbers and the period covered.

Membership and fees

Is there an entrance fee? *

Yes
No

Is there a fee to use the facilities? *

Yes
No

Is a membership required? *

Yes
No

Car parking

Number of car parking spaces available: *

Alternative parking details

Please give details of parking arrangements: *

Coach parking

Number of coach spaces available: *

Tourist association

Please tell us the name of a tourist association or other professional / regulatory body you are a member of: *

Planning permission

Do you have the necessary planning permission to operate as a tourist attraction? *

Yes
No

Do you have any private advertising signs or signs adjacent to the public highway? *

Yes
No

Planning permission - Private signage

Sign detail

Please give your preferred choice of wording for the sign: *
For road safety reasons this must be kept to a minimum and we will make the final decision on the wording.

Please give the number of the symbol if you would like one on the sign:
Please refer to page 8, Appendix 1 of the Tourism Signing Policy for the symbols available.

Further information

Please give any further information that will help your application including reasons why you feel the sign is required:

Tourist destination address

House name/number:

Postcode: *

Contact address

Is your contact address the same as the tourist destination address? *

Yes
No

Contact address

House name/number:

Postcode: *

Contact details

First name: *

Surname: *

Contact details

Telephone number: *
If we call you our number will be withheld

Email address: *

Terms and conditions

The payment made on this form is a non-refundable fee for the assessment of the application.

I understand that:

If I give information that is incorrect or incomplete it may result in the application being refused.
This application is to assess the eligibility of my attraction/facility to have tourism signing and that even if my application is successful, you may refuse signs at a later stage for road safety, traffic management or environmental reasons.

Please tick to confirm you accept these terms and conditions

Data protection

The information you have provided on this form will be used to deal your request by the relevant department. We may pass your details on to contracted third party service providers. We will store a copy of your completed request as a backup for 12 months.

If you would like to know more about how we use your information and how you can exercise your information rights please see our privacy notice.

Please tick to confirm you accept these conditions