Outdoor kitchens in Oakham
Outdoor kitchens in Oakham, built on a proper base with the services brought out safely.
A built-in outdoor kitchen with cabinets, worktop and space for appliances starts from about £6,000. A fully equipped kitchen with a grill, pizza oven, sink and fridge is typically £8,000–£20,000. Gas, power and water connections are priced on top. An outdoor kitchen in a rear garden does not normally need planning permission.
- Fully equipped
- £8,000–£20,000
- Planning
- Not normally needed
- 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.
Outdoor kitchens in Oakham: what is involved
We build outdoor kitchens on a proper base: block or stone-faced counters with weatherproof worktops, space for a grill, pizza oven, sink and fridge, and the gas, power and water brought out safely.
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 we dig the base below the topsoil and build it thicker, so it does not move with the seasons.
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
- PlanningAn outdoor kitchen in a rear garden does not normally need planning permission. A roof or pergola over it has to meet the outbuilding height and size limits. Gas work must be done by a Gas Safe engineer, and new outdoor circuits are notifiable electrical work. Listed buildings and the Oakham conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: outbuildings
- 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
- Built on a concrete base, not on the patio slabs
- Weatherproof worktops and stone or rendered faces to match the garden
- Grill, pizza oven, sink and fridge planned in from the start
- Gas by a Gas Safe engineer and power by a registered electrician
The specification
- Base dug and concrete slab laid
- Ducts for gas, power and water run in before paving
- Blockwork carcass built and faced
- Worktops, doors and appliances fitted
- Services connected and certified
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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Driveway — Google review
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