Fencing in Woburn
Fencing for Woburn's Georgian houses and Bedford estate cottages, designed to suit a conservation village with free-draining Greensand underneath.
In Woburn, closeboard timber fencing 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, as guide prices. The key local point is the conservation area: its 2008 appraisal favours traditional materials over concrete and plastic, so what shows from the street needs care.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Free-draining Greensand
- 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 Woburn
Woburn is an estate village rebuilt by the Dukes of Bedford after the fire of 1724, so most of it is Georgian red brick. Around 500 estate cottages were added between the late 1840s and the First World War, each marked with a B, a coronet and a date. That gives the village a strong, consistent look, and a new fence has to sit quietly within it rather than stand out.
Milton Keynes Driveways & Landscaping can fit closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards, or composite and aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts, together with matching gates and screens. On a free design visit we separate the boundaries that can be seen from the street from those tucked away at the back, because the two may need different answers here. We cost removing the old fence while we are on site, and send a fixed price in writing.
What makes Woburn different
The Woburn Conservation Area appraisal of 2008 favours York stone, clay tiles or slate, cast-iron rainwater goods and lime mortar over concrete and plastic. There is no Article 4 direction in Woburn, but listed buildings and the conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. The village is on the Greensand Ridge, where the Woburn Sands Formation is around 85m thick, so the ground is mostly sandy and free-draining. Post holes drain well, and each post needs firm concrete in looser sand.
A typical Woburn job is a rear boundary behind a Georgian house or estate cottage, out of sight of the street, where old panels or a failing timber fence need replacing. We remove it, set posts firmly in the sandy ground, fit gravel boards and closeboard, and finish against existing brick walls. Gates facing the street get extra thought.
Sources: Woburn Conservation Area appraisal.
Permissions and checks in Woburn
- 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. Listed buildings and conservation areas in Woburn have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. 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. Central Bedfordshire Council: trees in conservation areas
- 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 Woburn
- Street-facing boundaries designed with the appraisal in mind
- Listed estate cottages checked for consent
- Posts set firm in free-draining Greensand
- 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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Free design visits across Woburn
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.