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Long closeboard fence run down a narrow town garden plot in Newport Pagnell

Fencing in Newport Pagnell

Fencing for Newport Pagnell's long town plots, Victorian streets and newer estates, with Castle Meadow's Article 4 checked first.

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Closeboard timber fencing in Newport Pagnell typically costs £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts, and composite and aluminium slatted fencing starts from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high. Treat these as guide prices. The key local check is Castle Meadow, where a separate Article 4 direction covers walls, fences and gates, so they need planning permission there.

Closeboard, fitted
£80–£100 per metre
Planning
Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
Ground
Varies street to street
Guarantee
5 years, in writing

Guide prices from 2026 online price guides, at the higher end; your fixed price comes in writing after the free design visit. Planning rules checked October 2026.

Fencing in Newport Pagnell

Fencing in Newport Pagnell

The Georgian High Street in Newport Pagnell sits on old burgage plots, which means long, narrow gardens running back from the street. Victorian villas and terraces on Mill Street, Silver Street and Tickford Street have their own walled or fenced rear gardens, and the estates built from the 1980s onwards add standard rectangular plots. Each gives a different length of run and a different reason for wanting a new fence.

Whichever kind of plot you have, we offer closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards, or composite and aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts, finished with matching gates and screens. At the free design visit we measure every run, see what has to come out, and check your address against the conservation area and Castle Meadow before drawing anything up. Removal is priced at that point, and the written quote that follows is a fixed price.

Newport Pagnell specifically

What makes Newport Pagnell different

The centre stands on a knoll of Oxford Clay that grades down to Kellaways sands, river gravels and alluvium beside the Ouse and Ouzel, so how the ground behaves changes sharply over a short distance and groundwater is higher near the rivers. A post hole near the top of town and one near the water can look nothing alike. The conservation area review asks owners to keep brick boundary walls with their triangular or half-round copings, and at Castle Meadow walls, fences and gates need planning permission.

A typical Newport Pagnell job on a 1980s estate is a detached or semi-detached house with side and rear runs of ageing panels. Those are stripped out and replaced with concrete posts, gravel boards and closeboard, plus a side gate. On a long town plot, the work is often a single long boundary run, sometimes with slatted screening near the house.

Sources: Newport Pagnell Conservation Area review.

Milton Keynes City Council

Permissions and checks in Newport Pagnell

  1. Step 1A 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. At Castle Meadow a separate Article 4 direction covers walls, fences and gates, so they need planning permission there. Planning Portal: fences, gates and walls
  2. Step 2Trees in a conservation area need six weeks’ written notice before any work, and trees with a Tree Preservation Order need consent — both are free. Milton Keynes City Council: tree protection
  3. Step 3We check the ground and the planning position at the free design visit and give you one fixed written price.

Rules checked October 2026.

Why us

What you get in Newport Pagnell

  • Castle Meadow Article 4 checked for walls, fences and gates
  • Brick boundary walls with copings kept, not boxed in
  • Posts set for clay, sand or river gravel as found
  • 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 written guarantee, transferable if you sell
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Questions

Fencing in Newport Pagnell: questions

How much does fencing cost in Newport Pagnell?
Newport Pagnell prices follow the same guide as everywhere we work: closeboard timber typically costs £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts, and slatted composite or aluminium starts from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high. On a long town plot the metres add up, so we measure every run before giving you a fixed written price.
Do I need permission for a fence at Castle Meadow?
Yes. At Castle Meadow a separate Article 4 direction covers walls, fences and gates, so they need planning permission there. Elsewhere, a fence is normally permitted development up to 2m, or 1m next to a road or footpath used by vehicles, and listed buildings always need consent.
My garden is a long town plot. Can you fence the full length?
Yes. Long burgage-plot gardens behind the High Street just mean a longer run, priced by the metre. We check access through or around the house on the visit, since materials often have to be carried a fair way back from the street.
Does the ground near the rivers change how you build?
It can. Nearer the Ouse and Ouzel, the clay gives way to sands, gravels and alluvium and groundwater is higher. We set concrete or aluminium posts for what we find, and gravel boards keep timber out of damp soil.
Prices

What fencing cost

Our fencing cost guide breaks the price down: what is included, what changes it and what to check in any quote.

Free design visits across Newport Pagnell

We measure up, check the ground, talk it through and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.

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