Louvred pergolas in Ketton
Louvred pergolas in Ketton, with latte and light stone frames that sit naturally beside cream Ketton stone and Collyweston slate.
A louvred aluminium pergola in Ketton starts from £4,500 supplied and fitted, for a 3m × 4m frame on a suitable existing base. Bigger frames, motorised louvres, side screens and any new base are priced after the visit. Locally, ground near the River Chater needs testing before we plan the drainage, as Ketton has Rutland's only Environment Agency flood warning area.
- Supplied and fitted
- From £4,500 (3m × 4m)
- Planning
- Usually permitted development behind the house
- Ground
- Limestone; river ground near the Chater
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Full breakdown: louvred pergolas cost guide.
Louvred pergolas in Ketton
Ketton's older streets are built from the cream oolitic limestone that carries the village's name, many under Collyweston slate, and that colour palette shapes how a pergola looks here. Four frame colours are offered: black, anthracite, latte and light stone. Against Ketton stone, the conservation area guidance points to buff and natural tones rather than grey, and latte or light stone usually suits that best. On later bungalows and 20th-century houses, darker frames are also an option.
The pergola is freestanding, built from powder-coated aluminium, with louvres you tilt open for sun and close against rain. The water runs into gutters inside the frame and down the posts. Warm-white LED lighting is built in, and the sides can be left open or closed with louvres, glass or blinds. Rear-garden pergolas are normally permitted development, though in the conservation area one cannot sit between the side of the house and the boundary.
What makes Ketton different
Ketton sits on the Lincolnshire Limestone, which usually drains well, so water from the posts can often go to a soakaway. Near the River Chater, on its way to meet the Welland, it is a different matter, and Rutland's flood strategy names Ketton among the places with a few properties at river flood risk. We test the ground before designing the soakaway, and check the patio or ground at each post position before choosing between fixing down and casting pads.
A typical Ketton pergola is a 3m × 4m frame in latte or light stone over a stone or buff-toned patio behind a village house, with LED lighting for evenings. Bungalows on the later streets often have flatter, more open gardens where a larger frame across the back of the house works well.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas and Article 4 list · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Ketton
- PlanningA freestanding pergola in a rear garden is normally permitted development if it stays behind the front of the house, is no more than 2.5m high at the eaves and 2.5m overall within 2m of a boundary, does not sit on a platform more than 30cm high, and together with any sheds or other outbuildings covers no more than half the garden. A listed house needs planning permission for one. In a conservation area it also cannot go between the side of the house and the boundary. Planning Portal: outbuildings
- 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 Ketton
- Latte and light stone frames beside Ketton stone
- Soakaway tested before design near the Chater
- Conservation area side rule checked in the old village
- Powder-coated aluminium frame that will not rot, warp or need painting
- Louvred roof that opens for air and light and closes against rain, draining down through the posts
- Warm-white LED lighting in the frame, with motorised louvres as an option
The specification
- Survey of the base, levels, boundaries and planning position
- Existing patio checked; concrete pads or a new patio where it is not up to it
- Frame set out square and level, posts fixed with stainless anchors
- Roof water taken to a drain, soakaway or border, not across the patio
- Low-voltage power put in and certified by a registered electrician where needed
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing on the base and installation; the frame carries the manufacturer's guarantee
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