Fencing in Cottesmore
Secure, low-maintenance fencing for Cottesmore family gardens, with posts set to suit the mixed limestone and clay ground.
Most Cottesmore families choose closeboard at £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts, while composite and aluminium slatted fencing is from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high. Those are guides; the fixed price is written after our visit. Locally, the mixed limestone and clay ground means drainage, and so post setting, can differ between neighbouring gardens.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Mixed limestone and clay
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Full breakdown: fencing cost guide.
Fencing in Cottesmore
Cottesmore is a large village with a mix of stone cottages in the old centre and plenty of later family housing around it. For families, a fence has a practical job: keep children and dogs in, give some privacy, and not need repainting every few years. Closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards does that at the best price, while composite and aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts never needs painting at all.
Many owners here combine new fencing with a wider drive or a lower-maintenance garden, and a matching side gate between the two is often the piece that ties it together. We build gates, privacy screens and LED-lit capping to match either fence type, so the boundary looks considered rather than assembled over time. Where an older stone cottage is involved, natural timber usually suits the conservation area better than a modern slatted finish, and we will say so honestly on the visit.
What makes Cottesmore different
Cottesmore sits on mixed ground on the edge of the limestone, and the North Brook rises nearby. Drainage changes from plot to plot, so we dig before we set out, and we set concrete or aluminium posts in concrete at the depth that suits what we find. Gravel boards keep timber clear of any wet patches. The historic village is a conservation area with no Article 4 direction, so normal permitted development rules apply outside listed buildings.
A typical Cottesmore job is a later family house with an open or poorly fenced rear garden. It means removing old panels, setting concrete posts, fitting gravel boards and closeboard all round, and adding a lockable side gate so the garden is fully enclosed. If a drive is being widened at the same time, we set the gate position to suit it.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Cottesmore
- 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 Cottesmore 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 in Cottesmore
- Gardens fully enclosed for children and dogs
- Post depth matched to Cottesmore's mixed ground
- Side gates to match a new or widened drive
- Low-maintenance slatted options for busy households
- 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
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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Driveway — Google review
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Driveway — Google review
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We measure up, check levels and drainage, and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.