Tourism Signage Application Form

Worcestershire County Council

PLEASE READ THE GUIDANCE BEFORE APPLYING This may save you time, effort and money

It is essential that you are either a member of Visit Worcestershire or Accredited and can answer "YES" to questions 3 to 6. Please delete as appropriate:

1. Are you a member of Visit Worcestershire? [Yes] / [No] www.visitworcestershire.org

2. And/ or are you accredited e.g. with AA, RAC, Michelin? [Yes] / [No]

3. Are you able to prove that at least 40% of your audience are tourists (arriving from more than 15 miles away)? [Yes] / [No]

4. Do you have an existing website with a map, written directions and postcode information to assist Sat-Nav users? [Yes] / [No]

5. Do you have adequate parking facilities for cars, coaches & bicycles? [Yes ] / [No]

6. Are you outside of a main town centre? [Yes ] / [No]

If successful, please note that most schemes will cost around £900 for 1 sign and £1550 for 2 signs + the cost of the sign but will include labour, stop/go traffic management, foundations, 76mm posts & fittings, cherry picker hire, site visit, administration fees, utility and planning searches, and VAT.

Prices will increase if larger posts or more extensive traffic management is required.

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Tourism Signage Application Form

Applicant contact name

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Tourist Attraction name or Tourist Facility name

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Address (including postcode)

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………………………………………………………………………………………………… Email address

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Contact number/s

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Please describe the type of tourist attraction or tourist facility that you provide

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Days and hours of opening

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Please provide your estimated number of visitors per annum

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Please provide a digital map (a scanned plan will suffice) showing: 1. the location of your site 2. any desired locations for new or updated tourism direction signs you wish to be considered 3. details of any information on any of the junctions involved i.e. 'A443 junction with Crown Lane'

Please also specify the particular tourism symbol you wish us to consider i.e. Hotel "Bed" or Museum "M" etc.

………………………………………………………………………………………………… Where relevant, please include any additional supporting evidence (e.g. records of highway users having difficulty at particular locations)

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………………………………………………………………………………………………… The non-refundable fee of £100, paid by cheque, to be made payable to "Worcestershire County Council", allows for the initial investigative work. If you require further clarification, please contact;

Traffic Management Team Network Control Unit, Economy and Infrastructure Directorate, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP. 01905 763 763. [email protected]

Visit Worcestershire Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, Severn House, Prescott Drive, Warndon Business Park, Worcester, WR4 9NE. 01905 673 617

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