Fencing in Towcester
Fencing for Towcester's yards, suburban streets and new homes at Towcester South, with Watling Street's Article 4 frontages checked first.
Closeboard timber fencing in Towcester 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. These are guide prices. The main local check is the 1998 Article 4 direction on frontages to Watling Street, Moat Lane, Park Street and nearby streets, which removes permitted development for gates, fences and walls.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Clay in the centre, better on the slopes
- 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 Towcester
Towcester is a Watling Street coaching town of ironstone, limestone and red brick built right up to the pavement, with yards behind. Beyond the centre are suburban streets where parking has taken over many front gardens, and to the south the 2,750-home Towcester South extension. In the old town, fencing usually means the yard behind the house; on the suburban streets and newer homes, rear and side garden boundaries are the main work we are asked to price.
We fit closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards, or composite and aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts, with gates and screens to match. Villages covered include Greens Norton, Paulerspury, Silverstone, Tiffield, Blisworth, Abthorpe, Shutlanger and Cold Higham. At the free design visit we measure up, check whether your frontage is caught by the Article 4 direction and price removing the old fence, before confirming a fixed price in writing.
What makes Towcester different
Towcester Conservation Area has a 1998 Article 4 direction on frontages to Watling Street, Moat Lane, Park Street and nearby streets, removing permitted development for gates, fences and walls, so we check your frontage first. Planning is with West Northamptonshire Council. The old town sits on a clay spur of Upper Lias between the Tove and Silverstone Brook, so expect slow-draining clay in the centre, with better drainage on the limestone and Northampton Sand slopes. The old core is surrounded on three sides by the Tove flood plain.
A typical Towcester job is a suburban semi or detached house with a rear garden of ageing panels, or a new home at Towcester South wanting a better boundary than the one it came with. We remove the old fence, set concrete posts, fit gravel boards and closeboard, and add a side gate. Old-town work is usually a yard fence and gate.
Sources: Towcester Article 4 notice (London Gazette, 1998) · Environment Agency: River Tove at Towcester.
Permissions and checks in Towcester
- 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. Towcester’s Article 4 direction covers frontages to Watling Street, Moat Lane, Park Street and nearby streets, so we check your frontage first. Planning Portal: fences, gates and walls
- 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. West Northamptonshire Council: tree works
- 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.
What you get in Towcester
- Article 4 frontages on Watling Street and nearby streets checked
- West Northamptonshire Council planning position confirmed
- Gravel boards for slow-draining clay in the centre
- 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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Fencing in Towcester: questions
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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 Towcester
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.