Louvred pergolas in Kettering
Louvred aluminium pergolas supplied and fitted in Kettering, on a base built to take them, with the planning position checked first.
A louvred aluminium pergola in Kettering starts from £4,500 supplied and fitted, for a 3m × 4m frame on a suitable existing base. Bigger sizes, motorised louvres, side screens, glass walls and any new base are priced after the site visit. A freestanding pergola in a rear garden is normally permitted development if it stays behind the front of the house, is no more than 2.5m high at the eaves and 2.5m overall within 2m of a boundary, does not sit on a platform more than 30cm high, and together with any sheds or other outbuildings covers no more than half the garden.
- Supplied and fitted
- From £4,500 (3m × 4m)
- Planning
- Usually permitted development behind the house
- Base
- Checked at each post position
- Time on site
- Usually one day for the frame
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
What louvred pergolas in Kettering usually involve
A louvred pergola is a freestanding powder-coated aluminium frame with a roof of adjustable louvres. Open them for sun and air; close them and the roof sheds rain into gutters inside the frame and down through the posts. Lighting is built in, and the sides can be left open or closed in with screens, glass or blinds.
Kettering has Victorian and Edwardian terraces and villas close to the centre and along the Headlands, interwar and post-war estates, Barton Seagrave to the south east, and Hanwood Park on the east side, planned for up to 5,500 homes.
We cover Kettering (NN15 and NN16) and the villages around it, including Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer, Geddington, Broughton, Cransley, Pytchley, Rothwell, Desborough and Mawsley.
Ground, drainage and conservation in Kettering
Ground around Kettering ranges from ironstone to clay, and new-build plots are often compacted subsoil under a thin layer of topsoil. We check what is under each garden before choosing the base and the drainage. Ground in Kettering can change from ironstone to clay within one garden, so we dig at the post positions first and choose between fixing to the existing patio, concrete pads or a new base from what we find.
Kettering has 26 conservation areas, including the town centre, Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer, Geddington and Rothwell. Its Article 4 directions are site-specific, mostly older ones covering individual streets or buildings, so we check your address before designing anything that faces the road.
The River Ise runs along the east of the town, with river level stations at Barford Bridge and Slade Brook. You can check any address on the Environment Agency flood map.
Sources: North Northamptonshire Article 4 directions · Hanwood Park.
Permissions and fees in Kettering
- Check the planning rulesA freestanding pergola in a rear garden is normally permitted development if it stays behind the front of the house, is no more than 2.5m high at the eaves and 2.5m overall within 2m of a boundary, does not sit on a platform more than 30cm high, and together with any sheds or other outbuildings covers no more than half the garden. A listed house needs planning permission for one. In a conservation area it also cannot go between the side of the house and the boundary. Planning Portal: outbuildings
- TreesTrees in a conservation area need six weeks' notice before work, and protected trees need consent; both are free. North Northamptonshire: tree protection
- PowerLights and motorised louvres run on low voltage from an outdoor supply, put in and certified by a registered electrician.
- Design and priceWe check the base, measure up and give you one fixed written price for the pergola, the base and any power.
Council fees and rules checked October 2026. Planning fees are the national fees from 1 April 2026.
What you get
- Powder-coated aluminium frame that will not rot, warp or need painting
- Louvred roof that opens for air and light and closes against rain, draining down through the posts
- Warm-white LED lighting in the frame, with motorised louvres as an option
- Privacy louvres, glass walls and sliding doors, blinds and screens added to suit
The specification
- Survey of the base, levels, boundaries and planning position
- Existing patio checked; concrete pads or a new patio where it is not up to it
- Frame set out square and level, posts fixed with stainless anchors
- Roof water taken to a drain, soakaway or border, not across the patio
- Low-voltage power put in and certified by a registered electrician where needed
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing on the base and installation; the frame carries the manufacturer's guarantee
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