Chobham · GU24 · Surrey
Fencing & Walls in Chobham.
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Fencing & Walls
Chobham, GU24
Close-board fencing
£120–£200 /m run
Including concrete posts and gravel boards
Chobham
Fencing & Walls in Chobham, Surrey
What changes here.
Boundary work in Chobham divides along two lines: what suits the conservation area's older frontages, and what suits a plot backing onto the Common. Inside the historic core, brick and stone garden walls or traditional close-board fencing tend to match the property better than anything overtly modern. Where a garden meets the Common directly, the boundary treatment matters as much for keeping the heathland habitat intact as for keeping the garden private, and we design and build to both requirements at once.
Fencing & Walls ground conditions in Chobham
Post foundations and wall footings across Chobham need testing at survey rather than a standard specification, since the heathland-fringe ground mixes free-draining sand with heavier pockets across short distances. Retaining walls, where the ground calls for them, get drainage built in behind the face regardless of which soil type they sit in, because water trapped against an undrained wall face causes the same lean and crack whether the surrounding ground is sandy or clay-heavy.
Planning and permissions in Chobham
Permitted development allows the usual 2m at the rear of a Chobham property and 1m where a boundary meets a public highway, under Surrey Heath Borough Council's rules. Inside the conservation area, front boundary walls, gates and railings draw more scrutiny and can need consent even within those height limits, which we check against your specific address at survey. Where a boundary meets Chobham Common directly, no separate planning consent is usually triggered by the fence or wall itself, but we still confirm the exact boundary line with you, since it is not always where a garden's existing hedge or fence currently sits.
Pricing guide
Fencing & Walls costs in Chobham.
Ranges, not quotes. Access, levels, drainage and ground conditions move these numbers in both directions, and only the survey settles it. We publish them so you can sanity-check anyone else's figure before you agree to it.
| Material / option | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Close-board fencing | £120–£200 /m run | Including concrete posts and gravel boards |
| Garden wall (brick/block) | £200–£400 /m run | Up to 1.2m high, includes foundations |
| Retaining wall | £300–£600 /m run | Engineered drainage solution, height-dependent |
Scope of works
Fencing & Walls — what's included
- Pressure-treated timber fencing in multiple styles
- Close-board, featherboard, and panel fencing
- Acoustic panels for road-facing boundaries
- Garden walls in brick, stone, and rendered blockwork
- Retaining walls with drainage behind the face
- Gate and entrance pillar construction
- Pergola, trellis, and screen structures
- Post and rail fencing for larger plots
Fencing & Walls in Chobham FAQs
In Chobham, specifically.
Brick or stone garden walls, or traditional close-board timber fencing, generally sit better against the historic core's older frontages than a contemporary alternative. We check the conservation area boundary against your address at survey, since front boundary work inside it can need consent even within the usual permitted development height limits.
Yes, with as much thought given to keeping the heathland habitat undisturbed as to the fence or wall itself. We confirm the exact boundary line at survey, since it does not always match where an existing hedge or fence sits, and build with materials and a construction method that keep spoil and machinery off the Common side throughout.
Yes. Whether a Chobham plot sits on free-draining sand or a heavier clay pocket, water trapped behind an undrained retaining wall face causes the same leaning and cracking within a few years. We build a drainage path behind every retaining wall above a certain height as standard, and test the specific soil at survey to size it correctly.
Usually not beyond the ordinary planning rules that apply to any Chobham boundary, since the Common's ecological designations target new residential development rather than fences and walls. What we do check carefully is the exact boundary position and keep the build contained to your side of it, because that matters for the habitat even where no separate consent is required.
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