Fencing in Langham
Closeboard, composite and aluminium slatted fencing in Langham, on posts set properly in concrete.
Closeboard timber fencing typically costs £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts. Composite and aluminium slatted fencing starts from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high. Taking out the old fence is priced on the visit. A fence, wall or gate is normally permitted development up to 2m high, or 1m where it sits next to a road or footpath used by vehicles.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Vale 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.
Fencing in Langham: what is involved
We put up closeboard timber fencing on concrete posts with gravel boards, and premium composite and aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts, with matching gates and screens.
Langham is a large village just north west of Oakham, long known as the home of Ruddles brewery, with ironstone and limestone houses in the centre and later housing around it. Plots are often generous enough for sweeping drives and full rear gardens.
We cover Langham (LE15) and the villages around it, including Barleythorpe, Ashwell, Whissendine, Cold Overton and Knossington.
Ground and conservation in Langham
Langham sits on the edge of the Vale of Catmose clay, where water drains slowly, and its brook has a history of exceeding its bank capacity. Base depth and drainage decide most designs here. On the clay around Langham, 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.
Langham has a conservation area with an Article 4 direction. Rutland's Article 4 directions can cover front walls, gates and fences, parking spaces, porches and roofs, so we check the Langham direction before designing anything facing the road.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas and Article 4 list · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Langham
- PlanningA fence, wall or gate is normally permitted development up to 2m high, or 1m where it sits next to a road or footpath used by vehicles. Listed buildings need consent, and some estates have planning conditions on front boundaries. Langham's Article 4 direction brings some work facing a road, footpath or open space under planning control, so we check it against your address first. 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
- Concrete or aluminium posts set in concrete at the right depth
- Gravel boards so timber never sits in the soil
- Composite and aluminium slatted panels that never need painting
- Matching gates, privacy screens and LED-lit capping
The specification
- Old fence taken down and away
- Post holes dug to depth and posts set in concrete
- Gravel boards fitted along the run
- Panels or boards fixed and capped
- Gates hung and latched
- 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.