Fencing in Stamford
Closeboard, composite and aluminium slatted fencing in Stamford, 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
- Limestone; usually free-draining
- 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 Stamford: 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.
Stamford's centre is Georgian and older, built of local limestone under Collyweston slate, with more than 600 listed buildings. Victorian streets run out along Rutland Terrace, Empingham Road, Tinwell Road, Ryhall Road and Casterton Road, there is 1920s housing around Melbourne Road and New Cross Road, and new estates are growing on the north side of town.
We cover Stamford (PE9) and the villages around it, including Ryhall, Belmesthorpe, Great Casterton, Little Casterton, Tinwell, Ketton, Barnack, Uffington, Collyweston and Easton on the Hill.
Ground and conservation in Stamford
Stamford sits on Lincolnshire Limestone with well-drained loamy soils, so many sites take a soakaway well. Old cellars, rubble fill and the Welland flood plain change that locally, so we check every site rather than assume. Limestone often sits close to the surface in Stamford, so post holes can hit rock; we break out to the right depth rather than setting posts short, and watch for old fill near the house.
Stamford was the first conservation area in Britain, designated in 1967, and since December 2018 an Article 4 direction across the whole conservation area removes permitted development for hard surfaces, walls, gates and fences, porches and extensions where they face a road, footpath or open space. In practice, most front driveway and boundary work in the conservation area needs planning permission, and the council's appraisal favours York stone, granite setts and natural materials over concrete paving and tarmac.
Sources: Stamford Article 4 direction · Stamford conservation area appraisal.
Permissions in Stamford
- 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. Stamford'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. Planning Portal: tree consent
- 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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