Fencing in Selston

Fencing and Gates in Selston

Selston sits at the top of the county where Nottinghamshire meets Derbyshire — a former mining village grown into a spread of estate housing across Selston, Westwood, Underwood and Jacksdale, with open country and farmland on most sides.

Two features shape the work. Plots are generous by city standards, with open front gardens and a lot of corner positions, so front boundaries matter here in a way they do not on a terraced street. And a great many of those front boundaries are hedges planted decades ago that have outgrown what anyone wants to maintain.

We work supplied and fitted or supply only, and we do the hedge removal as well as the fence — which on this kind of job is most of the labour.

What We Install in Selston

Replacing a Hedge with a Fence

It is the most requested job we get in Selston, and it is worth being clear about what it involves, because the fence is the easy half.

• The removal is the job. Cutting a hedge down is quick. Getting the root balls out along the line the posts need to go is not, and mature hedge roots run further than the hedge is wide.
• The volume surprises people. A long mature hedge produces a genuinely large amount of green waste. This is where removal included in the price is worth far more than it looks on paper.
• You gain depth. A hedge takes two or three feet across its whole length. A fence takes a few inches. On a front garden that is a real difference.
• Check for nesting birds first. It is an offence to damage or destroy an active nest, so hedge removal is best done outside the main nesting season, broadly March to August. We will not take out a hedge with an active nest in it, and it is worth bearing on timing.
• Boundary line. A hedge is a wide thing and the legal boundary is usually its centre or one edge, not wherever it has grown to. Where there is doubt the deeds settle it — and it is far easier to check before the hedge comes out than after.

Getting Rid of an Old Fence or Hedge in Selston

Selston is in Ashfield District. The garden waste subscription is around £35 for the first bin and £20 for an additional one, collected fortnightly from March to December.

For a hedge removal it is nowhere near enough — a mature hedge fills a brown bin many times over — and it will not take the old fence at all, because treated timber is not garden waste.

Your tip is Kirkby Recycling Centre, Sidings Road, Lowmoor Industrial Estate, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7JZ, run by Nottinghamshire County Council. Register your vehicle in advance, up to two per household, and arrange a van or trailer permit at least 24 hours ahead.

Fence Heights, Corner Plots and Permission

Permitted development generally allows 2 metres at a rear or side boundary and 1 metre where the boundary fronts a highway, which includes a footpath alongside a road. Anything on top, trellis included, counts toward the total.

This matters more than usual in Selston because a corner plot has two highway frontages, not one. A boundary running along the front and round onto a side road is generally limited to 1 metre on both, even though the side elevation feels like a garden boundary. There can also be visibility requirements at a junction, where a solid boundary obstructs sight lines for drivers regardless of the permitted height.

Worth a phone call before ordering. We are not planning consultants; Ashfield District Council's planning team will confirm the position free of charge.

Why Choose Nottingham Fencing

We are a local, family-run firm run by founders Adam and Stephen, based in Nottingham with over 15 years' experience. Hedge removal and fencing as one job is regular work for us, which means one visit, one price and one lot of waste away rather than arranging a tree surgeon and a fencer separately.

• The old fence goes with us. Registered waste carrier, licence CBDU474286 — removal and disposal handled properly, nothing left on your drive.
• Measured before it is priced. The free survey is where we check post centres, ground levels and whether existing bases can be reused — which is what stops a price changing halfway through.
• Made to measure, not cut down. Gates are built to your opening rather than trimmed from a stock size, so they still swing properly a year later.
• Supply only if you want it. Happy to just sell you panels, posts, gravel boards and trellis if you are fitting it yourself.
• Insured and guaranteed. Public liability insurance in place and a 12 month guarantee on our work.*
• Reviewed by the people we have worked for. 4.9 out of 5 from over 160 Google reviews.

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Areas We Cover Near Selston

We cover Selston and the surrounding Ashfield towns and villages:

Fencing in Selston — Common Questions