Fencing in Wollaton

Fencing and Gates in Wollaton

Wollaton runs from the old village and the park out through interwar and postwar housing toward Wollaton Vale and the Bilborough boundary. Gardens are generally a decent size, rear boundaries are long, and a good number of properties have front gardens that open onto the pavement rather than a driveway.

That produces two quite different jobs. On rear boundaries the question is usually how long it will last and whether it needs treating — which is why composite has taken over here more than in most parts of the city. On front boundaries it is about definition and a gate, within a height limit that is lower than most people realise.

We work supplied and fitted or supply only, and Wollaton is a few minutes from our Beechdale Road yard.

What We Install in Wollaton

Composite Fencing: What You Are Actually Buying

Composite is the most requested upgrade we fit in Wollaton, so it is worth an honest account rather than a sales pitch.

What it does well. No treating, ever. It holds colour well past ten years rather than silvering off within two. It does not rot, warp or splinter, and the boards come in slimmer sections than timber panels, which helps where a border or path runs tight to the boundary. Anthracite grey is far and away the most requested colour.

What it costs. Meaningfully more than closeboard up front. Across a decade, once you count the timber treatment you never buy and the panels you never replace, it usually comes out ahead — but that is a ten-year argument, not a this-year one, and if you are selling in two years it is the wrong purchase.

What it still needs. Concrete posts and gravel boards, the same as timber. Composite boards on timber posts is a false economy of the first order — the posts rot at ground level and take a fence you paid a premium for down with them.

What to order together. If you want a matching composite gate, order it with the panels. Made later from a different production batch, colour and grain rarely match exactly.

Front Garden Fences: The 1 Metre Rule

This is the thing most people get wrong on a Wollaton front boundary, and it is worth knowing before you order rather than after it is standing.

Permitted development generally allows 2 metres at a rear or side boundary, but only 1 metre where the boundary fronts a highway — and a pavement beside a road counts as a highway. A great many Wollaton front gardens open straight onto the footway, so the lower limit is the normal case, not the exception. Anything on top counts toward the total, trellis included.

• Corner plots have two frontages. The side that runs down the side road is generally treated the same as the front, even though it feels like a garden boundary.
• Gates should not open outward across a public footway. On a front garden that opens onto the pavement, that means hanging them to swing inward.
• Low does not mean flimsy. A 1 metre boundary still wants concrete posts and gravel boards — it is closer to the street, takes more knocks and gets no treatment on the public face. Picket fencing and railings both suit this height well.

We are not planning consultants. Nottingham City Council's planning team will confirm the position for your address free of charge, and parts of Wollaton village fall within a conservation area where the position can be tighter.

Getting Rid of an Old Fence in Wollaton

Wollaton is Nottingham City. Your tip is Redfield Road Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Lenton Industrial Estate, NG7 2UJ — city residents only, ID may be asked for, and no trade waste at all. A city address will not get you into the county sites at Beeston or Giltbrook, however close they are.

The garden waste bin will not take fence panels — treated timber is not garden waste, and composite certainly is not. The city subscription runs April to December only, fortnightly until October then one collection each in November and December, with nothing from January to March. It is £18.25 for households on council tax support, and garden waste can be taken to Redfield Road free of charge instead.

We take the old fence away as part of the job — registered waste carrier, licence CBDU474286. Where waste comes from work a tradesperson has carried out, disposing of it is legally their responsibility rather than yours.

Why Choose Nottingham Fencing

We are a local, family-run firm run by founders Adam and Stephen, based on Beechdale Road with over 15 years' experience across the city. We fit a lot of composite in Wollaton, so if you want to see how a colour looks along a real run rather than on a sample board, ask at the survey.

• 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 Wollaton

We cover Wollaton and the areas around it:

Fencing in Wollaton — Common Questions