Fencing in Uppingham
Closeboard, composite and aluminium slatted fencing in Uppingham, 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
- Northampton Sand ironstone; variable, sloping
- 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 Uppingham: 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.
Uppingham is a hilltop market town of ironstone and limestone, with the school buildings, the High Street and the Market Place at its heart, Victorian and interwar houses on the roads out, and later estates to the north and east. Many centre properties have tight frontages or rear courtyards rather than front gardens.
We cover Uppingham (LE15) and the villages around it, including Lyddington, Seaton, Bisbrooke, Glaston, Wing, Preston, Ayston, Ridlington, Belton-in-Rutland, Caldecott and Morcott.
Ground and conservation in Uppingham
Uppingham stands on the Northampton Sand ironstone that runs down the west side of Rutland. It usually drains better than the Vale clay around Oakham, but it varies within a street and the town's slopes push water downhill, so falls and edge drainage need the same care. Ground in Uppingham can change within a single garden, so we dig the first post hole as a trial and set the depth of every footing from what we find.
The Uppingham conservation area covers the historic centre; the town itself has no Article 4 direction. Several nearby villages do, including Lyddington, Seaton, Ayston, Preston, Ridlington and Belton-in-Rutland, where front walls, gates and parking spaces can need planning permission.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas and Article 4 list · Historic England: building stones of Rutland.
Permissions in Uppingham
- 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. Listed buildings and the Uppingham 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
- 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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