Fencing in Great Bowden
Fencing for Great Bowden that respects its greens, lanes and neighbourhood plan, on posts set for slow-draining Welland valley clay.
Great Bowden fences cost a guide £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts in closeboard, or from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high in composite and aluminium slats, fixed in writing after we visit. Character comes first here: the conservation area and neighbourhood plan mean road-facing fences should respect the materials around them.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Clay; slow to drain
- 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 Great Bowden
Great Bowden is a village of greens just north east of Market Harborough, with ironstone, brick and thatched houses around its greens and lanes, and later housing on its edges. It has its own neighbourhood plan, first made in 2018, with policies on design and character. For a fence that faces a green or a lane, the materials and height need to sit comfortably with the houses around it. We look at that first.
Behind the house, owners have more freedom. We build closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards for long, private side and rear runs, and composite or aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts where a cleaner, low-maintenance finish suits. Gates and privacy screens are made to match, so a garden can be closed in without looking out of step with the village. Every closeboard panel sits on a gravel board, clear of the slow-draining clay.
What makes Great Bowden different
Great Bowden sits on the clays and mudstones of the Welland valley, which drain slowly, with the River Welland and the Langton Brook to the south. Harborough's flood records note the April 1998 flood, when both overtopped and affected part of Great Bowden Lane. For fencing, that means gravel boards so timber never sits in wet clay, and concrete or aluminium posts set in concrete at the right depth. Low ground near the lane is worth looking at before closing in a garden.
A typical Great Bowden job is a brick or ironstone house with a rear garden where the old fence has failed at the posts. We replace it with concrete posts, gravel boards and closeboard, keeping any road-facing section in natural timber to suit the green. Any low ground towards Great Bowden Lane is looked at before the fence goes up.
Sources: Great Bowden conservation area · Great Bowden neighbourhood plan.
Permissions in Great Bowden
- 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 Great Bowden 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. Harborough: tree work
- 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 Great Bowden
- Road-facing fences designed to suit the greens and lanes
- Neighbourhood plan character policies considered
- Gravel boards for slow-draining Welland valley clay
- Low ground near Great Bowden Lane looked at first
- 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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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.