Driveway gates in Oakham
Sliding and swing driveway gates in Oakham, automated and safety-tested, on foundations built for them.
A new automated sliding gate typically costs £5,000–£10,000 supplied and fitted, and automated swing gates £4,000–£8,000. Automating gates you already have is usually £1,500–£3,000. The power supply is priced on top. Gates are normally permitted development up to 2m high, or 1m next to a road used by vehicles.
- Automated sliding gate
- £5,000–£10,000
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Vale of Catmose clay; slow to drain
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
Driveway gates in Oakham: what is involved
We fit sliding and swing driveway gates in aluminium and composite, on posts and foundations built for the weight, with automation, keypads and safety devices installed and tested to the standard.
Oakham mixes three kinds of street: the old town around the castle, All Saints and the Market Place, built in limestone and warm ironstone; Victorian and interwar terraces and semis off Brooke Road, Braunston Road and Burley Road; and the newer estates at Barleythorpe and Oakham Heights, where builder-grade drives are often replaced within a few years.
We cover Oakham (LE15) and the villages around it, including Barleythorpe, Langham, Braunston-in-Rutland, Egleton, Whissendine, Cottesmore, Greetham, Burley, Ashwell and Exton.
Ground and conservation in Oakham
Oakham sits in the Vale of Catmose, and the ground around much of the town is heavy clay that holds water through the winter. Base depth and drainage are where Oakham drives succeed or fail, so we dig a test hole and design the soakaway, channel or permeable build-up on the visit. On the clay around Oakham, which shrinks in dry summers and swells in wet winters, posts and pads go deeper and sit in concrete below the movement, so they stay plumb.
The Oakham conservation area covers the historic centre, but Oakham has no Article 4 direction, so outside listed buildings the normal permitted development rules apply, with the usual conservation area limits.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Oakham
- PlanningGates are normally permitted development up to 2m high, or 1m next to a road used by vehicles. They must not open outwards over the footway or road. In a conservation area or on a listed house, gates facing the road can need permission. Listed buildings and the Oakham conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: fences, gates and walls
- TreesTrees in a conservation area need six weeks' notice before work, and protected trees need consent; both are free. Rutland County Council: tree works
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get
- Sliding and swing gates in aluminium and composite, matched to your fencing
- Foundations and posts built for the gate's weight and the motor
- Automation, keypads, intercoms and remote fobs
- Safety edges and photocells, force-tested to the standard
The specification
- Survey of the opening, the slope and the power route
- Foundation beam or post footings in concrete
- Gate hung or track set, level and true
- Motor, controls and safety devices fitted
- Power by a registered electrician, then force-tested
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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We measure up, check levels and drainage, and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.