Fencing in Empingham
Fencing and slatted screens for Empingham's generous plots below Rutland Water, giving privacy without shutting out the view.
Slatted composite or aluminium screening in Empingham costs from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high, and closeboard timber £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts, as guide prices before a written quote. The local question is usually how much to close in, since many plots look out over the water or open country.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Limestone; wetter near the North Brook
- 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 Empingham
Empingham sits at the eastern end of Rutland Water, below the dam, and plots here are often generous, with the reservoir or open fields beyond the garden. That changes the brief for a fence. A full-height solid boundary all the way round can feel like a waste of the setting, so we often suggest privacy where you sit and something lower or more open further down the garden. We plan that on the visit.
Slatted composite and aluminium fencing on aluminium posts suits this well, giving a crisp screen around a terrace that never needs painting, while closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards gives good value for long side boundaries between neighbours. Matching gates, screens and LED-lit capping let the different parts of a boundary read as one design. We also set posts to suit the ground, which varies between the limestone and the wetter land by the brook.
What makes Empingham different
Empingham is on the limestone side of Rutland, and much of the village drains reasonably well, so posts usually get a firm footing. The North Brook runs through the village on its way to the Gwash, and ground near it stays wet, which is where gravel boards and well-set concrete posts really matter. Empingham has a conservation area and no Article 4 direction, so outside listed buildings normal permitted development applies, and natural materials are the safe choice in the conservation area.
A typical Empingham job is a larger house with a long rear garden. It might mean closeboard on concrete posts along both side boundaries, a run of slatted composite screening around the terrace, and a matching gate where the garden meets the drive. Where the garden ends at open ground, the far boundary is often kept lower to hold the view.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Empingham
- 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 Empingham 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 Empingham
- Privacy at the terrace, open outlook further down the garden
- Wet ground near the North Brook allowed for
- Natural finishes for the stone-built centre
- Long side boundaries on generous plots
- 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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Fencing in Empingham: questions
Is slatted fencing much dearer than timber in Empingham?
Are there fence restrictions in Empingham?
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Is the ground by the North Brook a problem for fences?
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